Dryosaurus
E283830
Dryosaurus was a small, fast, plant-eating ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, known for its long legs and lightweight build.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dryosaurus canonical | 3 |
| Dryosaurus altus | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur
ⓘ
genus ⓘ ornithopod dinosaur ⓘ species ⓘ |
| bodyMass | small ⓘ |
| clade |
Ornithischia
ⓘ
surface form:
Neornithischia
Ornithopoda ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Allosaurus
ⓘ
Stegosaurus ⓘ |
| diet |
herbivorous
ⓘ
plant-eating ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | small to medium-sized herbivore ⓘ |
| etymology | oak lizard ⓘ |
| family | Dryosauridae ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation |
battery of leaf-shaped teeth
ⓘ
beak for cropping vegetation ⓘ |
| formation |
Morrison Formation
ⓘ
Tendaguru Formation ⓘ |
| fossilFirstFoundIn | Morrison Formation ⓘ |
| fossilType | skeletal remains ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Jurassic ⓘ |
| habitat | terrestrial ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
Kimmeridgian stage
ⓘ
surface form:
Kimmeridgian
Tithonian ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ |
| locomotion |
bipedal
ⓘ
cursorial ⓘ |
| namedBy | Othniel Charles Marsh ⓘ |
| nameMeaningLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cheek teeth adapted for chewing plants
ⓘ
lightweight build ⓘ long legs ⓘ narrow beak ⓘ stiffened tail ⓘ |
| order | Ornithischia ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | floodplain ecosystems ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Dryosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| size | about 2 to 4 meters in length ⓘ |
| speed | fast-running ⓘ |
| tailFunction | counterbalance during running ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Dryosaurus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dryosaurus altus
|
| yearDescribed | 1878 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dryosaurus altus
subject surface form:
Dryosaurus altus