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Echinodon: quick facts

Discovered in England and described by Sir RichardOwen in 1861, Echinodon was once considered to be a fabrosaurid, a family name that has now been abandoned. It may have been related to Scutellosaurus

Period
Late Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Length
2 feet (0.6 meters)
Family
Scelidosauridae?

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Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.

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