Hypsilophodon

Hypsilophodon

† Hypsilophodon — un/una Jurásico Temprano de Cretaceous taxón. Herbivorous browser. Conocido de fragmentary material contributing to the registro paleofaunístico. Conocido de fragmentary material contributing to the registro paleofaunístico.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Hypsilophodon 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

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

El Cretácico vio la continua evolución de los dinosaurios con el surgimiento de ornitópodos y primeros ceratopsios. Las plantas con flores aparecieron por primera vez y comenzaron a transformar los ecosistemas terrestres. Espinosaurio y otros grandes terópodos vivieron durante este …

Quick Facts

Período geológico Cretaceous Early
Dieta Herbivore

Preguntas frecuentes

When did Hypsilophodon live?
Hypsilophodon lived during the Cretaceous Early period (Mesozoic Era, 145.0–100.5 million years ago).
What did Hypsilophodon eat?
Hypsilophodon was a herbivore.

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