Othnielia

Othnielia

Pronunciation:
oth-ni-ee-lee-a
Name meaning:
'[for] Othniel [Marsh]'
Othnielia
small ornithischian silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
small ornithischian
Length:
1.4m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Jurassic, 154-142 million years ago
Found in:
USA

Only partial skeletons of Othnielia have been found.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Neornithischia, Cerapoda, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda
Named by:
Marsh (1877)
Type species:
rex

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