| Orodromeus | ||||
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| Name | Orodromeus | |||
| Order | Ornithoscelida | |||
| Class | Ornithopoda | |||
| Name Translation | Mountain runner | |||
| Period | Late Cretaceous (76.7 MYA) | |||
| Location | Canada (Alberta)
USA (Montana) | |||
| Diet | Omnivore | |||
| Size | 2.5 metres | |||
| Date of Discovery | 1988 | |||
Orodromeus was an herbivorous parksosaurid Ornithopod dinosaur that lived in late Cretaceous North America.
Discovery and naming[]
Orodromeus was discovered in Teton County, Montana and was given the name by the paleontologists Jack Horner and David Weishampel.
Description[]
Orodromeus was a fast and small, eight foot long herbivore that existed during the Cretaceous period It had a long tail, long, skinny legs, and short arms. Its legs allowed it to run fast, and were used to escape larger predators.
Phylogeny[]
Orodromeus is a member of Euornithopoda.[1]
Paleobiology[]
Orodromeus probably fed on small ground level plants, due to its short size. It also may have burrowed to make nests, like its cousin Oryctodromeus.
In the Media[]
- Orodromeus appeared in the PlayStation game version of The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
- Orodromeus was 1st seen in Dinosaur Planet in the fourth episode “Little Das' Hunt”. (where it is correctly depicted living alongside with Troodon) in the episode. Making Orodromeus the (Roadrunners) of the Cretaceous and Troodons the (Coyotes) of the Cretaceous.
- Orodromeus also was featured in the video game The Isle. It is the most accurate Orodromeus so far.
