Intro[]
Orodromeus was a hypsilophodontid dinosaur that lived in Late Cretaceous America. It was small and fleet footed. It is specualted that this herbivore may have burrowed, a large scaly version of the Meerkats we know and love today.
Fact File[]
Length: 2 meters
Height: less than 1 meter
Weight: about 50 kilograms
Diet: Herbivorous
Prey[]
This dinosaur fed on low lying plants, and likely roots and tubers, if it did indeed burrow. It may have served as a prey item for local predators like Troodon and Daspletosaurus.
In Popular Culture[]
Orodromeus was featured in Discovery Channel's miniseries, Dinosaur Planet.