Rhadinosaurus

Taxobox
name = "Rhadinosaurus"
fossil_range = Late Cretaceous
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Sauropsida
genus = "Rhadinososaurus"
genus_authority = Seeley, 1881
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "R. alcinus" Seeley, 1881 (type)

"Rhadinosaurus" is a genus of prehistoric reptile described in 1881 by Harry Govier Seeley, from remains found in Austria. The name means "slender lizard". It lived about 80 million years ago (during the Late Cretaceous period). The type species is "R. alcinus".

The fossil finds have been fragmentary. So far, only a humerus, a possible femur, two vertebrae and other indeterminate fragments have been discovered. The result of such minimal findings is that the classification of this creature is uncertain. It has variously been described as an ankylosaur, a synonym of "Struthiosaurus", or as a crocodilian. For this reason, the scientific classification data that are provided in this article are minimal.