Camptosaurus
E686178
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.
Statements (46)
| 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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