Oryctodromeus

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Oryctodromeus cubicularis

Oryctodromeus ate plants and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Named in: 2007 · Varricchio, D. J.; Martin, A. J.; Katsura, Y.
Hip height: 0.5 m · 2 ft
Length: 2.1 m · 7 ft
Weight: 22–32 kg · 49–71 lb
Found in: the United States · Blackleaf
Food and walking: Herbivore · Two legs
Kind: bird-hipped dinosaur · Ornithischian
Family branch: Orodrominae

The story in short

The genus Oryctodromeus dates to 2007, the year D. J. Varricchio and colleagues described it.

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Blackleaf Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Oryctodromeus at a length near 2.1 m, hips about 0.5 m high, and a body mass around 22–32 kg.

On the family tree it sits in Orodrominae, among the bird-hipped dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Albertadromeus

Albertadromeus syntarsus

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Koreanosaurus

Koreanosaurus boseongensis

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Orodromeus

Orodromeus makelai

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago