Orodromeus makelai

† Orodromeus makelai is the type species of Orodromeus, a small Late Cretaceous ornithopod from Montana. Famous for nesting alongside Maiasaura, this agile bipedal herbivore represents the small ornithopod fauna of the Two Medicine Formation.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Orodromeus makelai was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Orodromeus makelai lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.