Albisaurus

a genus of reptiles belonging to the clade dinosaurs

Albisaurus is an extinct archosaur known from fossils discovered in the Czech Republic and was related to Ponerosteus. It was once wrongly known as Iguanodon, a 'wastebasket taxon'.

Albisaurus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 90–84 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Genus: Albisaurus
Fritsch, 1905
Species:
A. albinus
Binomial name
Albisaurus albinus
(Fritsch, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Iguanodon albinus Fritsch, 1892
  • Albisaurus scutifer Fritsch, 1905