GeoByte1:This dinosaur had three kinds of teeth: sharp upper teeth for biting, broad cheek teeth for grinding, and tusklike teeth.
GeoByte2:When scientists found the fossils of this dinosaur, they had no problem fitting the bones together-they were still connected!
GeoByte3:For a dinosaur, Heterodontosaurus was a real lightweight-it weighed only five-and-a-half pounds (2.5 kg).
GeoByte4:Heterodontosaurus was first discovered (and named) in 1962 by a team of fossil hunters in South Africa.
GeoByte5:Heterodontosaurus' unusual shoulder, wrist and hand joints suggest that it may have torn apart termite nests and fed on these little critters.
GeoByte6:The name ^Heterodontosaurus^ means "different-teeth lizard."