Dryosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited North America and Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.
Quick facts about Dryosaurus:
- Existed from Upper Jurassic Epoch to Tithonian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 24 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Dryosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- Anonymous. 1973. The Great Dinosaur DIscovery.
- B. P. Pérez-Moreno, D. J. Chure, and C. Pires, C. Marques da Silva, V. Dos Santos, P. Dantas, L. Póvoas, M. Cachão, J. L. Sanz, A. M. Galopim de Carvalho. 1999. On the presence of Allosaurus fragilis (Theropoda: Carnosauria) in the Upper Jurassic of Portugal: first evidence of an intercontinental dinosaur species. Journal of the Geological Society, London 156:449-452
- C. E. Turner and F. Peterson. 1999. Biostratigraphy of dinosaurs in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of the Western Interior, U.S.A. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:77-114
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