Laevisoolithidae

† Limusaurus inextricabilis was an unusual ceratosaurian theropod from the Late Jurassic of China. Juveniles had teeth but adults were toothless and likely herbivorous or omnivorous—a remarkable ontogenetic dietary shift documented in dinosaurs. It reached ~1.7m.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Laevisoolithidae was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Laevisoolithidae 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.