What does the name Nodosaurus mean?
Q: What does the name Nodosaurus mean?
A: The name Nodosaurus means "knobbed lizard".
Q: When did Nodosaurus live?
A: Nodosaurus lived in the first part of the Upper Cretaceous about 113-98 million years ago.
Q: How many Nodosaurus fossils have been found and where?
A: Three very incomplete Nodosaurus fossils have been found in Wyoming and Kansas.
Q: Have any skulls of Nodosaurus been found?
A: No, no skulls of Nodosaurus have been found yet.
Q: How long was Nodosaurus?
A: Nodosaurus was about 13 to 20 feet (4-6 meters) long.
Q: What type of dinosaur was Nodosaurus?
A: Nodosaurus was an ornithischian (bird-hipped) dinosaur.
Q: What kind of defensive mechanism did nodosaurids like Nodosaurus have?
A: Nodosaurids, including Nodosaurus, had no tail club, so it is not known how they defended themselves.
