Dinosauria›Ornithischia
Lesothosaurus Lesothosaurus diagnosticus Galton 1978
/lˌɛsəθəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 201.4–192.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Regions
Mafeteng · Quthing · Free State
Formation
Elliot
Dig sites
3
distinct collections
Overview
Lesothosaurus diagnosticus is a dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–192.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Mafeteng, Lesotho and elsewhere. It was named by Galton 1978. The species is represented by 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~21%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Lesothosaurus diagnosticus sits in deep time
Lesothosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Lesothosaurus diagnosticus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.