Thescelosaurus neglectus
E372772
Thescelosaurus neglectus is a small, herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, known for its robust limbs and association with some of the last dinosaur faunas before the mass extinction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thescelosaurus | 1 |
| Thescelosaurus neglectus canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neornithischian
ⓘ
ornithischian dinosaur ⓘ species ⓘ |
| approximateLength | 2.5–4 meters ⓘ |
| approximateMass | 100–150 kilograms ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| clade |
Ornithischia
ⓘ
surface form:
Neornithischia
Ornithischia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Edmontosaurus annectens
ⓘ
Triceratops ⓘ
surface form:
Triceratops horridus
Tyrannosaurus ⓘ
surface form:
Tyrannosaurus rex
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| describedBy | Charles W. Gilmore ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| environment |
floodplain habitats
ⓘ
riverine environments ⓘ |
| etymology | "neglectus" refers to being overlooked or neglected ⓘ |
| extinctionEvent |
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
ⓘ
surface form:
Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction
|
| family | Thescelosauridae ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | low-browsing herbivore ⓘ |
| fossilRangeEnd | end-Maastrichtian ⓘ |
| foundInFormation |
Frenchman Formation
ⓘ
Hell Creek Formation ⓘ Horseshoe Canyon Formation ⓘ Lance Formation ⓘ Scollard Formation ⓘ |
| genusNameMeaning | "marvelous lizard" for Thescelosaurus ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Maastrichtian
ⓘ
late Campanian ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
partial skeletons
ⓘ
skulls ⓘ |
| limbMorphology |
robust hind limbs
ⓘ
short forelimbs ⓘ |
| locomotion |
bipedal
ⓘ
facultatively quadrupedal ⓘ |
| notableFeature | association with latest Cretaceous dinosaur faunas ⓘ |
| paleobiogeography | western interior of North America ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Thescelosaurus neglectus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Thescelosaurus
|
| posture | cursorial ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonCompleteness | relatively well-known postcranial skeleton ⓘ |
| tailMorphology | stiffened tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| theropodPreyStatus | likely prey of large tyrannosaurids ⓘ |
| toothMorphology | leaf-shaped teeth ⓘ |
| typeSpecimenRepository | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1913 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thescelosaurus