Machairasaurus leptonychus

† Miragaia longicollum was a stegosaur from the Late Jurassic of Portugal with a remarkably elongated neck for its clade. With 17 cervical vertebrae, it had the longest neck relative to body size of any known stegosaur, perhaps used to browse higher vegetation than typical stegosaurs.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivore

Machairasaurus leptonychus had a varied diet that included both plants and animals. Omnivorous dinosaurs were versatile feeders, able to exploit multiple food sources, which gave them an advantage in changing environments.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Machairasaurus leptonychus 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.