Vectidromeus insularis Vectidromeus

"Isle of Wight runner"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Vectidromeus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (145–100 Mya)
Place
United Kingdom
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Hypsilophodontidae Dinosauria Ornithischia Cerapoda Ornithopoda

Vectidromeus (meaning “Isle of Wight runner”) is an extinct genus of hypsilophodontid ornithopod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation of England. The genus contains a single species, V. insularis, known from a partial skeleton belonging to a juvenile individual.

What we know

  • Named by Longrich et al., 2024.
  • Fossils found in United Kingdom.