Othnielosaurus was a herbivore/omnivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Utah, Colorado and Wyoming.
Quick facts about Othnielosaurus:
- Existed from Upper Jurassic Epoch to 145 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 8 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Othnielosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- J. Ayer. 1999. The Howe Ranch Dinosaurs: 10 Years of Dinosaur Digging in Wyoming. Sauriermuseum, Aathal, Switzerland
- O. C. Marsh. 1894. The typical Ornithopoda of the American Jurassic. American Journal of Science, series 3 48:85-90
- P. M. Galton and J. A. Jensen. 1973. Skeleton of a hypsilophodontid dinosaur (Nanosaurus (?) rex) from the Upper Jurassic of Utah. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 20(4):137-157
