Lesothosaurus: quick facts

Discovered in Africa, Lesothosaurus was one of theearliest and most primitive ornithischians, the bird-hipped, plant-eating dinosaurs. Small and lightly built, with a head about four inches long, it h

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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.