Othnielia

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Othnielia is a small, herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, historically known from fragmentary remains and subject to taxonomic revision.

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Othnielia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct genus of dinosaurs
ornithischian dinosaur
ornithopod
bodySize small
clade Dinosauria
Neornithischia
linked to: Ornithischia
continent North America
diet herbivorous
discoveryContext Morrison Formation dinosaur quarries
estimatedLength about 1.5–2 meters
estimatedMass tens of kilograms
extinctionStatus extinct
feedingMode low-browsing herbivore
forelimbs short forelimbs
formation Morrison Formation
fossilCountry United States
fossilMaterial partial skeletons
postcranial bones
fossilStateOrRegion Colorado
Wyoming
geologicalAge Kimmeridgian
linked to: Kimmeridgian stage

Tithonian
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom fragmentary remains
lifestyle ground-dwelling
limbProportions long hindlimbs
locomotion bipedal
namedAfter Othniel Charles Marsh
nameHonors Othniel Charles Marsh
order Ornithischia
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Hypsilophodontidae (historically assigned)
linked to: Hypsilophodontidae
reproduction oviparous
speed cursorial
suborder Ornithopoda
tail long, stiffened tail
taxonomicHistory historically associated with Othnielosaurus
subject of multiple reassignments
taxonomicStatus dubious
subject to revision
taxonRank genus
temporalRange Late Jurassic
toothMorphology leaf-shaped teeth

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Othnielosaurus reassignedFrom Othnielia