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 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
  
-Aardonyx is a fascinating dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period. This herbivorous creature provides valuable insights into the evolution of sauropodomorph dinosaurs and the transition from bipedal to quadrupedal locomotion.+[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardonyx?dinosaur.org|Aardonyx]] is a fascinating dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period. This herbivorous creature provides valuable insights into the evolution of sauropodomorph dinosaurs and the transition from bipedal to quadrupedal locomotion.
  
 ===== Basic Information ===== ===== Basic Information =====
  
 **Name:**\\ **Name:**\\
-Scientific name: //Aardonyx celestae//\\+Scientific name: //[[https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57364114?dinosaur.org|Aardonyx celestae]]//\\
 Common name: Earth Claw Common name: Earth Claw
  
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 **Meaning:**\\ **Meaning:**\\
-The name Aardonyx comes from Afrikaans "aard" meaning "earth" and Ancient Greek "onux" meaning "nail" or "claw", referring to its large clawed feet. The species name "celestae" honors Celeste Yates, who prepared much of the fossil material.+The name [[https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardonyx?dinosaur.org|Aardonyx]] comes from Afrikaans "aard" meaning "earth" and Ancient Greek "onux" meaning "nail" or "claw", referring to its large clawed feet. The species name "celestae" honors Celeste Yates, who prepared much of the fossil material.
  
 **Classification:** **Classification:**
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 ===== Physical Characteristics ===== ===== Physical Characteristics =====
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 **Size:** **Size:**
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 **Body Structure:**\\ **Body Structure:**\\
-Aardonyx had a long, slender neck and a relatively small head typical of sauropodomorphs. Its body was robust with a thick, barrel-shaped chest. The forelimbs were shorter than the hindlimbs, indicating it was primarily bipedal but capable of quadrupedal locomotion.+[[https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131298?dinosaur.org|Aardonyx]] had a long, slender neck and a relatively small head typical of sauropodomorphs. Its body was robust with a thick, barrel-shaped chest. The forelimbs were shorter than the hindlimbs, indicating it was primarily bipedal but capable of quadrupedal locomotion.
  
 **Distinctive Features:** **Distinctive Features:**
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