Terminocavus sealeyi

† Terminocavus sealeyi is a Late Cretaceous hadrosaur from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana, a saurolophine closely related to Kritosaurus. Its hollow nasal crest was smaller than those of other lambeosaurine hadrosaurs, representing a distinct lineage.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Terminocavus sealeyi 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

Terminocavus sealeyi lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

A era final dos dinossauros, com espécies icônicas como Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops e Velociraptor. Os dinossauros atingiram sua máxima diversidade antes do impacto catastrófico do asteroide na cratera de Chicxulub encerrar a Era Mesozoica.