Thecodontosaurus is a genus of herbivorous basal sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the late Triassic period. Its remains are known mostly from Triassic "fissure fillings" in southern England.
Life restoration compared to a human
Reconstruction of limb musculature of Thecodontosaurus
Sauropodomorpha is an extinct clade of saurischian dinosaurs that includes the long-necked, herbivorous sauropods and their ancestral relatives. Early, more basal sauropodomorphs were bipedal, and the
Thecodontosaurus
…Thecodontosaurus ("socket-tooth lizard") is a genus of herbivorous basal sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the late Triassic period (Carnian age). Its remains are known mostly from Triassic "fissure fillings" in southern England…