Macronaria

Morus avitus was an extinct Miocene gannet of uncertain provenance. Gannets and boobies (Sulidae) have a rich fossil record reflecting their Cenozoic diversification as plunge-diving pursuit hunters of fish in tropical and temperate seas.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Macronaria 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 Early Mesozoic Era

Macronaria lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.