Theiophytalia
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Theiophytalia 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Early Cretaceous (112 Mya)
- Place
- India · Colorado, USA
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Theiophytalia is a genus of herbivorous iguanodontian dinosaur from the lower Cretaceous period (Aptian-Albian stage, about 112 million years ago) of Colorado, USA. It contains a single species, T. kerri.
What we know
- Named by Brill & Carpenter, 2006.
- Fossils found in India and Colorado, USA.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Theiophytalia — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.