Heterodontosaurus is a
genus of
heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the
Early Jurassic period, 200–190 million years ago. Its only known member
species,
Heterodontosaurus tucki, was named in 1962 based on a skull discovered in
South Africa. The genus name means "different toothed lizard", in reference to its unusual,
heterodont dentition, and the
specific name honors G. C. Tuck, who supported the discoverers. Further specimens have since been found, including an almost complete skeleton in 1966.