FOSSILS SPECIMEN: ORNITHOPOD DINOSAURS

Fossils are defined as any evidenceĀ of prehistoric life. There are two types of fossils: Body Fossils include remains of skeletal bones, shell, carapace, test and teeth. Trace Fossils are clues the organism existed such as foot prints, tracks, burrows and coprolites (fossil dung).

Ornithopoda meaning “bird foot”, are a group of herbivous dinosaurs that first appear in the fosil record during the early Jurassic Period. Ornithopods disappear from the fossil record at the end of the Cretaceous period at the KPG (formerly KT) boundry, marking the beginning of the Cenozoic Era. To see my ornithopod models and toys click here.

Phylum: Chordata – Class: Reptilia – Clade: Archosaur – Clade: Dinosauria – Order: Ornithischia – Suborder: Ornithopoda “bird foot”

(bipedal herbivourous dinosaurs)

Lower Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous

 

IguanodonĀ Skull (Model)

Lower Cretaceous

Europe

Dinosaur: Hadrosaur Egg (Cast)

Upper Cretaceous

North America

Dinosaur: Hadrosaur Egg Shells

Upper Cretaceous

North America

Dinosaur: Hadrosaur

Lambeosaurus toe claw (cast)

Late Cretaceous

North America united States

Dinosaur Hadrosaurus

Edmontosaurus rib fragment

Late Cretaceous

Hell Creek Formation, Wyoming, United States

Dinosaur: Hadrosaur Upper Femur

Upper Cretaceous

United States, North America

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