Othnielia
E930701
Othnielia is a small, herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, historically known from fragmentary remains and subject to taxonomic revision.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct genus of dinosaurs
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ornithischian dinosaur ⓘ ornithopod ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| clade |
Dinosauria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neornithischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | Morrison Formation dinosaur quarries ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | about 1.5–2 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | tens of kilograms ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| feedingMode | low-browsing herbivore ⓘ |
| forelimbs | short forelimbs ⓘ |
| formation | Morrison Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilMaterial |
partial skeletons
ⓘ
postcranial bones ⓘ |
| fossilStateOrRegion |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Kimmeridgian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tithonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fragmentary remains ⓘ |
| lifestyle | ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| limbProportions | long hindlimbs ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Othniel Charles Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameHonors | Othniel Charles Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Ornithischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hypsilophodontidae (historically assigned) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| speed | cursorial ⓘ |
| suborder | Ornithopoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tail | long, stiffened tail ⓘ |
| taxonomicHistory |
historically associated with Othnielosaurus
ⓘ
subject of multiple reassignments ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus |
dubious
ⓘ
subject to revision ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| toothMorphology | leaf-shaped teeth ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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