Nodosaurus textilis

† Nodosaurus textilis is the type species of Nodosaurus, a Late Cretaceous nodosaurid from Wyoming's Mowry Formation. This armored herbivore ~4 m long is known from partial skeletal material collected in the 19th century.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Nodosaurus textilis 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

Nodosaurus textilis 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.