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Oryctodromeus
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Remains of this dinosaur were found in its burrow, along with the remains of 2 juveniles. The burrow was around 30cm wide and 70cm long.
The holotype adult specimen (the specimen that was first used to describe the species) consists of skull bones, vertebrae, ribs, scapulocoracoid, humerus, ulna, radius, tibiae, partial fibula, and a metatarsal.
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- Pronounced
- or-ik-tow-drohm-ee-us
- Meaning of name
- digging runner
- Length
- 2.1m
- Diet
- herbivorous
- When it lived
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Late Cretaceous
(99 - 94 million years ago) - Found in
- USA
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy
- Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Oryctodromeus
- Named by
- Varricchio, Marin and Katsura (2007)
- Type species
- cubicularis