Dinosaurs found in
Lesotho
6 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Lesotho, from 14 recorded finds. The best known are Massospondylus, Lesothosaurus and Abrictosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Elliot Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Lesotho
Elliot Fm. · named 1854
Massospondylus
4 mEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 1978
Lesothosaurus
1 mHerbivoreEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 1975
Abrictosaurus
HerbivoreEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 2020
Kholumolumo
Late Triassic
Elliot Fm. · named 2016
Meroktenos
Late Triassic
Elliot Fm. · named 2010
Ignavusaurus
Early Jurassic
