Olorotitan arharensis

† Olorotitan arharensis is a Late Cretaceous lambeosaurine hadrosaurid from Russia's Amur region. A large duck-billed dinosaur ~8 m long with an elaborate cranial crest, it is among the best-known non-avian dinosaurs from Russia.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Olorotitan arharensis 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

Olorotitan arharensis 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.