Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki

Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki

† Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki is a small dryosaurid ornithopod from the Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, one of Africa's richest dinosaur Lagerstätten. Approximately 2–3 m long, it was a swift biped herbivore grazing on low-growing ferns and cycads alongside giant sauropods like Giraffatitan. Named after German General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, it is known from abundant material including juveniles, enabling detailed growth rate studies. Its gregarious behaviour is inferred from b

食性与取食

Herbivore

Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki 是草食性恐龙。草食性恐龙通常以蕨类植物、苏铁、针叶树等其所处时代的植被为食。许多草食性恐龙进化出了专门用于处理坚韧植物材料的牙齿和消化系统。

时代

Jurassic Late Mesozoic 代

Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki 生活在距今约 161.5 至 145.0 百万年前的 Mesozoic 代 Jurassic Late 纪。

恐龙最具代表性的时期之一。腕龙、梁龙等巨型蜥脚类与异特龙等掠食者并肩而行。已知最早的鸟类始祖鸟在此时期出现。莫里森组保存了这一时期非凡的化石记录。

发现地点

发现地点 Tanzania

快速开始

地质时代 Jurassic Late
食性 Herbivore

常见问题

When did Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki live?
Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki lived during the Jurassic Late period (Mesozoic Era, 161.5–145.0 million years ago).
What did Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki eat?
Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki was a herbivore.
Where were Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki fossils found?
Fossils of Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki were found in Tanzania.

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