Fulgurotherium australe

† Fulgurotherium australe — a Late Cretaceous ornithopod dinosaur from the Griman Creek Formation, New South Wales, Australia. Small herbivorous biped from polar Cretaceous Australia. 'Lightning beast from the south' was among the first dinosaurs described from Australia. Known primarily from isol.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Fulgurotherium australe 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

Fulgurotherium australe 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.