Pronunciation: DRY-o-SOR-uh-day
Author: Milner and Norman
Year: 1984
Meaning: Tree lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: None known
[Sereno, 1998]Definition
All ornithopods more closely related to Dryosaurus
altus than to Parasaurolophus walkeri.
Etymology
Dryosauridae is derived from the Greek "drys" (tree), "sauros" (lizard) and "-idae" (family), named for group anchor and the first named member of this family, Dryosaurus (tree lizard).
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References
• Barrett PM, Butler RJ, Twitchett RJ and Hutt S (2011) "New material of Valdosaurus canaliculatus Ornithischia, Ornithopoda from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England". Special papers in paleontology, 86: 131-163..
• Brett-Surman MK, Holtz TR and Farlow JO (2012) "The Complete Dinosaur: Second Edition".
