Leaellynasaura
E908361
Leaellynasaura is a small, herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur from Early Cretaceous Australia, notable for its large eyes and possible adaptations to polar, low-light environments.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur
ⓘ
herbivorous dinosaur ⓘ ornithopod ⓘ |
| bodyMass | small ⓘ |
| clade | Ornithopoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateAdaptationHypothesis | tolerance of cold conditions ⓘ |
| continent | Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| environment | high-latitude forest ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| eyeAdaptationHypothesis | enhanced vision in prolonged darkness ⓘ |
| eyeSizeRelativeToSkull | large ⓘ |
| family | Hypsilophodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingStyle | low-browsing herbivore ⓘ |
| fossilSite |
Dinosaur Cove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otway Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilType |
cranial material
ⓘ
partial skeletons ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ polar environment ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leaellyn Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy |
Patricia Vickers-Rich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large eyes
ⓘ
possible adaptation to low-light conditions ⓘ possible adaptation to polar winters ⓘ |
| order | Ornithischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoecology | lived in seasonally dark polar regions ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| publicInterest | popular example of polar dinosaur ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | evidence for dinosaur adaptation to polar environments ⓘ |
| sizeEstimate | about 1–2 meters in length ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| tailFeature | very long tail ⓘ |
| tailFunctionHypothesis | balance during agile movement ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Aptian
ⓘ
Early Cretaceous ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Leaellynasaura amicagraphica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1989 ⓘ |
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