Oryctodromeus
Oryctodromeus cubicularis
Oryctodromeus (from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτήρ (oruktḗs), meaning "digger", and δρομαῖος (dromaîos), meaning "runner") is an extinct genus of small orodromine thescelosaurid dinosaur. Fossils are known from the Late Cretaceous Blackleaf Formation of southwestern Montana and the Wayan Formation of southeastern Idaho, USA, both of the Cenomanian stage, roughly 105-96 million years ago. A member of the small, presumably fast-running herbivorous family Thescelosauridae, Oryctodromeus is the first non-avian dinosaur published that shows evidence of burrowing behavior.
- Family
- Parksosauridae
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Period
- Cretaceous (95 Ma)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- 2.1 m
- Weight
- 22 kg
- Type locality
- Montana, USA
- Holotype
- MOR 1636
- PBDB
- txn:103709