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| More Dinosaur Fact Sheets | EnchantedLearning.com Othnielia Fact Sheet |
Dinosaur/Paleontology Dictionary |
| NAME: | Meaning - Othnielia was named as a tribute to the paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh Pronounced - OTH-NEE-lee-ah Named By - Galton When Named - 1977 |
| DIET: | Herbivore (plant-eater) - it ate soft, low-lying plants |
| SIZE: | Length - 4 ft (1.1 m) long Height - 1 ft (30 cm) tall at the hips Weight - 50 pounds (22.5 kg) |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Late Jurassic period, about 156-145 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, in the USA, North America. |
| FOSSILS: | Partial skeletons plus some teeth have been found. |
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| INTERESTING FACTS: |
Othnielia was a very small, fast-running, bipedal dinosaur. |
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