Orodrominae

† Orodrominae is a subfamily of small bipedal ornithopods from the Late Cretaceous of North America. These swift ground-dwelling herbivores include Orodromeus and Oryctodromeus and occupied the small-herbivore ecological niche.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Orodrominae 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

Orodrominae 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.