Nqwebasaurus thwazi

† Nqwebasaurus thwazi is an Early Cretaceous coelurosaur from South Africa's Kirkwood Formation. A small lightly built theropod ~1 m long, it represents one of the earliest coelurosaurs from Africa and informs Gondwanan theropod biogeography.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Nqwebasaurus thwazi 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 Early Mesozoic Era

Nqwebasaurus thwazi lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.