Lesothosaurus
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Lesothosaurus is a member of the herbivorous clade of dinosaurs, the Ornithischia. It was named by paleontologist Peter M. Galton in 1978, the name meaning "lizard from Lesotho".
Lesothosaurus was originally considered an ornithopod. However, more recent work by Paul Sereno has suggested that it may actually represent one of the primitive of all known ornithischian dinosaurs. The taxonomic history of Lesothosaurus is complex, and it has long been confused with Fabrosaurus, another small ornithischian from the same locality.
Lesothosaurus was a small (one meter in length), bipedal planet-eater. It lived in the hot, arid conditions of Lesotho and South Africa during the Early Jurassic. Remains of Lesothosaurus have been collected from the Upper Elliot Formation.de:Lesothosaurus pt:Lesotossauro