Otozoum minus

† Otozoum minus is a smaller Early Jurassic prosauropod ichnospecies from New England, USA. These five-toed quadrupedal tracks from the Jurassic rift basins document the smaller sauropodomorph species of the Connecticut Valley.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Otozoum minus 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

Jurassic Early Mesozoic Era

Otozoum minus lived during the Jurassic Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 201.4 to 174.7 million years ago.

After the Triassic-Jurassic extinction, dinosaurs rapidly diversified and became the dominant land vertebrates. Early sauropods and theropods began to evolve larger body sizes.