Agrosaurus
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| Genus: | Agrosaurus
Seeley, 1891 |
| Species: | Agrosaurus macgilivrayi
Seeeley, 1891 |
Agrosaurus (AG-ro-sawr-us) meaning 'field lizard', referring to the place where it was discovered (Greek agros meaning 'field' and sauros meaning 'lizard') was the name given to the remains of what was believed to be a Triassic prosauropod from Australia. This would have made it the oldest dinosaur remains from that country. The type species was Agrosaurus macgillivrayi.
Unfortunately for dinosaurphile Australians, a recent investigation concluded that the remains came from England, and belong to Thecodontosaurus antiquus. The fossil was mislabelled as coming from Cape York, Queensland. Nevertheless many popular books published in Australia continue to give Agrosaurus the benefit of the doubt.
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