Dinosaur
Leaellynasaura
Unlike other ornithischians, it did not have ossified tendons that stiffened its tail.
Leaellynasaura was a small Australian herbivore whose tail did not have the ossified tendons of other ornithischians.
Three stages. One companion.
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Leaellynasaura at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Ornithopoda
- Ornithopods
- Fossil locations
- Australia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Leaellynasaura
It was a small herbivorous ornithischian. It was described in 1989 based on findings at Dinosaur Cove, an important site in Australian prehistory.
The absence of structure can also be informative. Comparing how the tails were reinforced allows us to recognize differences within a group of related animals.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Leaellynasaura amicagraphica
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- Leaellynasaura
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- Ornithopoda
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- Living birds
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