Rotundichnus muenchehagensis

† Rotundichnus muenchehagensis was a sauropod footprint ichnotaxon from Germany. These large quadrupedal herbivore trace fossils document the presence of their makers in Early Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems. The tracks provide data on locomotion, gait, and potentially gregarious behavior.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Rotundichnus muenchehagensis 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

Rotundichnus muenchehagensis 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.