Eousdryosaurus
EE-oh-us-dry-oh-SORE-us /ˌiːoʊʌsˌdraɪoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
dawn Dryosaurus (dawn oak lizard)
- eous · Greek · of the dawn, early
- drys · Greek · oak
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines the Greek "eous" (dawn or early) with Dryosaurus, a related dryosaurid genus whose name means "oak lizard". It marks Eousdryosaurus as an early, geologically older member of the Dryosauridae. The type species is E. nanohallucis.
- Named by
- Escaso et al.
- Year named
- 2014
- Period
- Late Jurassic
- Stage
- Kimmeridgian
- Found in
- Lourinhã Formation, Portugal
A small basal dryosaurid ornithopod dinosaur. It is known from the Late Jurassic of Portugal.