Atlascopcosaurus

Name Origin

Atlas Copco's Lizard

Family

Hypsilophodontidae

Classification

Diapsida, Ornithischia, Ornithopoda

Habitat (Discovery Location)

Australia

Period

Early Cretaceous

Length

Approximately 3 meters

Weight

Approximately 125 kilograms

Diet

Herbivore (Plant-eater)

Description

Atlascopcosaurus was a small herbivorous dinosaur that lived in Australia during the Early Cretaceous period.
Its name was given in honor of the Swedish heavy equipment company Atlas Copco, which helped in the fossil’s excavation.

A Swift Herbivore

Atlascopcosaurus was a quick-footed herbivore with a highly agile nature.
It spent most of its life eating plants and running away from carnivorous dinosaurs.
It is also suggested that they lived in family groups or small herds, protecting each other while they lived.

A Difficult Excavation and a Mysterious Appearance

The fossil of Atlascopcosaurus was discovered in a place called “Dinosaur Cove” in Victoria, southern Australia.
The area is made up of hard rock near the coast, and the fossil excavation was an extremely difficult task that involved digging tunnels underground.

The only fossils found so far are a nearly complete upper jaw and about 50 other bone fragments, so many details remain unknown, making it a dinosaur shrouded in mystery.
However, it is thought to have been a very small and primitive species within the Hypsilophodontidae family.

If more fossils are discovered in the future, the full picture of Atlascopcosaurus may be revealed.
There is great anticipation for future research to uncover how this uniquely named dinosaur lived.