Hypsilophodontidae

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Hypsilophodontidae is an extinct family of small, fast, bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs traditionally grouped among the ornithopods and known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct family of dinosaurs
taxonomic family
characteristicFeature beaked jaws adapted for plant eating
elongate hind limbs
lightly built skeleton
short forelimbs
clade Ornithopoda NERFINISHED
class Reptilia
diet herbivorous
fossilDistribution multiple continents
habitat continental environments
hasMember Hypsilophodon foxii NERFINISHED
Othnielia-like small ornithopods
historicalUse wastebasket taxon for small ornithopods
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom fossil record
lifestyle terrestrial
locomotion bipedal
memberOf Ornithischia NERFINISHED
namedAfter Hypsilophodon NERFINISHED
order Ornithischia NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
researchTopic ornithopod evolution
small-bodied dinosaur locomotion
scientificDiscipline paleontology
status extinct
subdivisionOf Ornithopoda NERFINISHED
superorder Dinosauria NERFINISHED
taxonomicRank family
taxonomicStatus largely obsolete in modern classifications
temporalRange Cretaceous NERFINISHED
Jurassic
traditionalGrouping ornithopod dinosaurs
traditionalPlacement Ornithopoda NERFINISHED
typeGenus Hypsilophodon NERFINISHED
typicalBodySize small
typicalSpeed fast

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Othnielosaurus family Hypsilophodontidae