Hypsilophodon

Early Cretaceous (130-125 Ma)HerbivoreOrnithopoda

PeriodEarly Cretaceous (130-125 Ma)

DietHerbivore

Length2 m

Weight50 kg

LocationIsle of Wight, England

ClassificationOrnithopoda

About Hypsilophodon

A small sprinter once thought to climb trees like a kangaroo. Anatomy proves it was a ground runner, the gazelle of its ecosystem. Hundreds of skeletons have come from a single island quarry. A tail stiffened by tendons balanced fast turns.

Size

2 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m

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