Uriash kadici

† Uriash kadici is a Late Cretaceous hadrosaur from the Hațeg Basin of Romania, contributing to the remarkable island dinosaur fauna of this European archipelago. Like other Hațeg dinosaurs, it may represent an insular dwarfed form of a normally larger hadrosaurid.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Uriash kadici 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

Uriash kadici 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.