Oryctodromeus

Smaller than a Microraptor!

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Oryctodromeus is an herbivorous parksosaurid ornithopod dinosaur from late Cretaceous Montana, USA.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Description[]

The dinosaur's name translates to "digging runner", denoting its burrowing ability and fast speed in life.

It was a genus of smaller sized orodromine thescelosaurid dinosaur. It was a member of the small, presumably fast-running herbivorous family Thescelosauridae.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Discovery[]

In their burrow. Credit: a dinosaur a day

Fossils are well known from the Late Cretaceous Blackleaf Formation of southwestern Montana; as well as the Wayan Formation of the southeastern Idaho, USA, both belong to the Cenomanian stage, of Late Cretaceous; roughly 95 million years ago.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Paleobiology[]

Oryctodromeus was the first non-avian dinosaur with direct and acknowledged evidence of burrowing behavior.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] They recorded to have more enhanced senses compared to other dinosaurs within their habitat.^[16]^[17]

In the Media[]

The Oryctodromeus made it’s appearance in Dinosaur Train. They 1st in the episode “The Burrowers”. They’ve also been seen in some other episodes.

Other wikis[]

https://naturerules1.fandom.com/wiki/Oryctodromeus

References[]

[1] ttps://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/dinosaur-discovery/burrowing-dinosaurs

[2] ttps://eartharchives.org/articles/the-dinosaurs-that-dug-their-own-grave/index.html

[3] ttps://www.sci.news/paleontology/thescelosaurus-neglectus-12431.html

[4] ttps://dinosaurpictures.org/Oryctodromeus-pictures

[5] ttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/oryctodromeus.html

[6] ttps://iknowdino.com/5-facts-about-oryctodromeus/

[7] ttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/oryctodromeus.html

[8] ttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2286/

[9] ttps://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Chronostratigraphy-and-Paleontology-of-the-Wayan-of-Krumenacker/caaf95cf36b2799b4bfbe3bae0ab0403fee6e321

[10] ttps://1043wowcountry.com/eastern-idaho-dinosaur-fossil/

[11] ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2176205/

[12] .cmnh.org/1998Mar/msg00313.html

[13] ttps://www.nature.com/news/2007/070319/full/news070319-5.html

[14] ttps://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/delivering-mission/apply/dino-mite-dinosaur-tied-national-forest-named-idaho-state

[15] ttps://eartharchives.org/articles/the-dinosaurs-that-dug-their-own-grave/index.html

[16] ttps://www.sci.news/paleontology/thescelosaurus-neglectus-12431.html

[17] ttps://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/03/31/a-family-oriented-dinosaur-idaho-governor-signs-new-prehistoric-emblem-into-law/

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