| Kingdom Animalia Clade Dinosauria Family †Melanorosauridae Scientific name Lessemsaurus sauropoides Rank genus | Class Reptilia Suborder †Sauropodomorpha Species †L. sauropoides Phylum Chordata Order Saurischia | |
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| Similar Coloradisaurus, Antetonitrus, Melanorosaurus, Saturnalia, Euskelosaurus | ||
Prehistoric Fact Files: Lessemsaurus
Lessemsaurus is an extinct genus of Sauropodomorph dinosaur (possibly a melanosaurid) named for the writer of popular science books Don Lessem. The type species, L. sauropoides, was formally described by José Fernando Bonaparte in 1999. This dinosaur was around 30 feet (9 m) long, and was discovered in strata dating to the Norian stage, around 210 million years ago.
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