Camptosaurus

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Camptosaurus is a genus of herbivorous, beaked ornithopod dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of North America, known for its relatively robust build and ability to walk on both two and four legs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dinosaur genus
herbivorous dinosaur
ornithopod
approximateLength 5 meters
6 meters
approximateMass 1000 kilograms
500 kilograms
bodyBuild relatively robust
clade Dinosauria NERFINISHED
Ornithopoda NERFINISHED
continent North America
diet herbivorous
ecologicalNiche medium-sized herbivore
family Camptosauridae NERFINISHED
feedingAdaptation beaked snout for cropping vegetation
firstDescribedBy Othniel Charles Marsh NERFINISHED
forelimbFunction weight-bearing during quadrupedal locomotion
fossilCountry United States NERFINISHED
fossilSite Morrison Formation NERFINISHED
fossilStateOrRegion Colorado NERFINISHED
South Dakota NERFINISHED
Utah NERFINISHED
Wyoming NERFINISHED
geologicalAge Kimmeridgian NERFINISHED
Tithonian
habitat terrestrial
hasAnatomicalFeature beak
leaf-shaped teeth
long tail
robust hind limbs
short forelimbs
kingdom Animalia
livedIn Jurassic North America
locomotion facultative biped
quadrupedal
namedBy Othniel Charles Marsh NERFINISHED
order Ornithischia NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
posture semi-bipedal
reproduction oviparous
tailFunction counterbalance during bipedal locomotion
taxonRank genus
temporalRange Late Jurassic
toothFunction grinding plant material
typeSpecies Camptosaurus dispar NERFINISHED
yearDescribed 1879

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Edward Drinker Cope describedTaxa Camptosaurus