Morrosaurus antarcticus

† Morrosaurus antarcticus is a Late Cretaceous ornithopod from Antarctica's James Ross Island. A small to medium bipedal herbivore, it documents the remarkable dinosaurian fauna that inhabited high-latitude Gondwana.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Morrosaurus antarcticus 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

Morrosaurus antarcticus 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.