Dromaeosauripus

†Dromaeosauripus is an ichnogenus of dromaeosaurid footprints from the Early Cretaceous. These distinctive tridactyl tracks show the hyperextended sickle-claw as a separate impression, confirming the habitual raising of the enlarged second toe in life. Their occurrence across Asia and North America documents the Laurasian distribution of dromaeosaurids in the Early Cretaceous.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Dromaeosauripus 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 Early Mesozoic Era

Dromaeosauripus 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.