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Oryctodromeus

© Andrey Atuchin

Information

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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Fact file

Pronounced

or-ik-tow-drohm-ee-us

Meaning of name

digging runner

Length

  2.1m

Diet

herbivorous

When it lived

Late Cretaceous
(99 - 94 million years ago)

Found in

USA

Taxonomic details