Oryctodromeus

Name: Oryctodromeus

Pronounced: Oh-rik-toe-dro-mee-us

Meaning: Digging Runner

Type: Euornithopod

Length: 2.1 meters long

Diet: Herbivore

Period: Late Cretaceous

Years: 99-94 million years ago

Location: USA

Description: Oryctodromeus was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 75-71 million years ago. It was a member of the ornithopod group, which includes other herbivorous dinosaurs like hadrosaurs and iguanodonts. Oryctodromeus was likely a fleet-footed, agile animal that may have used its long, slender legs to outrun predators. Its small size and relatively short arms suggest that it may have lived in burrows or sought shelter underground during times of danger. Fossils of Oryctodromeus have been found in North America, specifically in what is now Montana and South Dakota.

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