Fabrosaurus
/ˌfabrəˈsɔːrəs/Palaeontology
noun
A genus of primitive ornithischian dinosaurs of the early Jurassic, which were small and lightly built; (also fabrosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus.
- This genus is now regarded as dubious: the minimal remains may actually belong to the similar genus Lesothosaurus..
Origin
1970s. From scientific Latin Fabrosaurus, genus name from the name of Jean Fabre (b. 1920), French geologist + -o + -saurus.