Irenichnites

† Irenichnites — an Early Cretaceous small ornithopod ichnotaxon from Canada. Hypsilophodont-grade tracks from Peace River Canyon, British Columbia. Small herbivore traces; part of the diverse Peace River Canyon ichnofauna documenting diverse Cretaceous vertebrate communities.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Irenichnites 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

Irenichnites 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.