Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum Hesperonyx

"western claw"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Hesperonyx 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (163–145 Mya)
Place
Portugal
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Hesperonyx (meaning “western claw”) is an extinct genus of dryomorphan ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. The genus contains a single species, Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum, known from bones of the fore- and hindlimbs.

What we know

  • Named by Rotatori et al., 2024.
  • Fossils found in Portugal.