Outline: a typical stegosaur
Priodontosaurus
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Stegosaurs, Stegosauridae
- Named by
- Romer 1966
Where its fossils were found
The evidence
No finds with map coordinates are recorded yet.
Field notes
About Priodontosaurus
What it was like
Priodontosaurus is known from very little material, thought to come from an armored plant eater. It is treated as a doubtful name.
How it was found
Romer gave it the name Priodontosaurus in 1966, to replace an older name that was already in use.
Close relatives
Other members of Stegosauridae
Named in: A. S. Romer. 1966. Vertebrate Paleontology, 3rd edition