Galleonosaurus

Galleonosaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Several maxillae and teeth specimens of Galleonosaurus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Ornithopoda
Clade: Elasmaria
Genus: Galleonosaurus
Herne et al., 2019
Type species
Galleonosaurus dorisae
Herne et al., 2019

Galleonosaurus (meaning "galleon lizard" as the upper jaw bone resembles an upturned galleon) is a genus of basal ornithopod dinosaur from the Wonthaggi Formation of the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The type and only species is Galleonosaurus dorisae.

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