LegendaryThescelosaurus
Thescelosaurus neglectus
THESS-ke-lo-SORE-us· “wonderful lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Thescelosauridae
3.5 m
Length
1 m
Height
300 kg
Weight
A stout little ornithopod that was among the very last dinosaurs before the mass extinction. Built for browsing low plants, it had a bulky body and strong hind legs for running from predators.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~66 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Charles Gilmore, 1913
Did you know?
- One of the last dinosaurs alive before the end-Cretaceous extinction.
- A stocky plant-eater built for running on strong hind legs.
- Its name 'wonderful lizard' reflects the fine skeleton first found.
Artwork: Nobu Tamura, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5.