CretaceousHerbivoreSmall
Oryctodromeus
or-ik-to-DRO-mee-us
"digging runner"
Overview
A small ornithopod from the Cretaceous of Montana that lived in burrows.
Vital Statistics
Length
2.5 m
Height
0.9 m
Weight
25 kg
Est. Speed
40 km/h
Discovered
2007
Named by
David Varricchio et al.
Countries Discovered
United States
Interesting Facts
The first dinosaur found in a burrow
Could dig its own dens
Found with its young in a burrow
Closest Relatives
OrodromeusZephyrosaurusHypsilophodonOthnielosaurus