Ornitholestes
E907383
Ornitholestes was a small, agile, carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, known for its speed and likely role as a nimble predator of small animals.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivorous dinosaur
ⓘ
coelurosaur ⓘ prehistoric animal ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| clade |
Coelurosauria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Allosaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apatosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stegosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | small predator ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | around 10 to 15 kilograms ⓘ |
| etymology | "bird robber" ⓘ |
| family | Coeluridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forelimbCharacteristic | three-fingered hands ⓘ |
| formation | Morrison Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn | Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilSpecimenStatus | known from a single partial skeleton ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeInMa | approximately 155 to 150 million years ago ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| likelyActivityPattern | active hunter ⓘ |
| likelyPreyedOn |
early mammals
ⓘ
lizards ⓘ small dinosaurs ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| livedIn | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Henry Fairfield Osborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
agile build
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grasping forelimbs ⓘ lightly built skull ⓘ long hind limbs ⓘ small body size ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | semi-arid floodplain ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonPostureInterpretation | adapted for speed and agility ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | long tail for balance ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Kimmeridgian
ⓘ
Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Ornitholestes hermanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1903 ⓘ |
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