Hesperornithoides miessleri Hesperornithoides

"western bird form"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Hesperornithoides 1 m (3.3 ft) long
2 people holding hands
Length
1 m (3.3 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (163–145 Mya)
Place
North America
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Troodontidae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria

Hesperornithoides (meaning “western bird form”; nicknamed “Lori”) is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period.

What we know

  • Named by Hartman et al., 2019.
  • Body length estimated at about 1 m.
  • Fossils found in North America.