Scelidosaurus

- Pronunciation: skel-EE-doe-SAWR-us
- Translation: Ribbed Lizard
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Thyreophora
- Family: Scelidosauridae
- Height: 5 feet (1.5 meters)
- Length: 13 feet (4 meters)
- Period: Early Jurassic
- Description: Herbivore, Quadrupedal
- Notes: Found in America, England, and China, Scelidosaurusis one of the earliest known thyreophorans. It was an armoreddinosaur thought by some to be capable of making brief runs onits two hind feet.