Aardonyx celestae

Aardonyx is a genus of prosauropod dinosaur.

Other names
None known, but its type species is Aardonyx celestae.

Etymology
Afrikaans aard, "earth" + Greek onux, "nail, claw".

Fossils were provided by Celeste Yates, hence its species name.

Description
The genus is known from disarticulated bones belonging to two immature individuals. The material consists of cranial elements, vertebrae, dorsal and cervical ribs, gastralia, chevrons, elements of the pectoral and pelvic girdles, and bones of the fore and hind limbs, manus, and pes. The presence of these bones in a single dense accumulation in a localized channel fill suggests that they came from relatively complete carcasses. Both individuals are thought to have been less than 10 years old at the time of their death because of the lack of peripheral rest lines in the cortices of sampled bones. Additional evidence for immaturity at the time of death includes calcified cartilage at the articular end of the scapula.

Similar species
N/A

Diet
It is a browser, feeding on vegetation.

Calls
N/A

Reproduction
N/A

Distribution/habitat
Its fossils were found in South Africa, thought its habitat is unknown since it just now being recreated in labs.