- Taveirosaurus
Taxobox
name = "Taveirosaurus"
image_width = 200px
fossil_range =Late Cretaceous
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo =Dinosaur ia
ordo =Ornithischia
familia = unknown
genus = "Taveirosaurus"
genus_authority = Antunes & Sigogneau-Russell, 1991
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision =
* "T. costai" Antunes & Sigogneau-Russell, 1991 (type)"Taveirosaurus" (tah-VAY-roo-SAWR-us) (meaning "Taveiro lizard") is a
genus ofornithischia ndinosaur that lived inEurope during the LateCretaceous . Based on teeth, it was originally thought to be apachycephalosauria n, but it has not been included in this group in recent reviews.cite book |last=Norman |first=David B. |authorlink=David B. Norman |coauthors=Witmer, Larry M.; and Weishampel, David B. |editor=Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.)|title=The Dinosauria |edition=2nd |year= 2004 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |isbn=0-520-24209-2 |pages=325-334 |chapter=Basal Ornithischia] cite book |last=Maryańska |first=Teresa |coauthors=Chapman, Ralph E.; and Weishampel, David B. |editor=Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.)|title=The Dinosauria |edition=2nd |year=2004 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |isbn=0-520-24209-2 |chapter=Pachycephalosauria |pages=464-477] cite journal| last =Sullivan| first =Robert M.| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =A taxonomic review of the Pachycephalosauridae (Dinosauria:Ornithischia) | journal =Late Cretaceous vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin| volume =35| issue =| pages =347–366| publisher =| location =| date =2006| url =http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/science/bulletins/35/sci_bulletin35_43.pdf| doi =| id =| accessdate =2007-11-15]The genus was named after Taveiro, a village in
Portugal near where the fossil was found. It was discovered and described by Telles Antunes and Sigogneau-Russell in 1991.References
External links
* [http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/names/dinot.htm Dinosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide]
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