Mantellisaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Bihor (Romania), Hainaut (Belgium) and North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).
Quick facts about Mantellisaurus:
- Existed from Berriasian Age to Aptian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 14 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Mantellisaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- D. Naish and D. M. Martill. 2001. Ornithopod dinosaurs. In D. M. Martill & D. Naish (ed.), Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight. Palaeontological Association Field Guides to Fossils. London: The Palaeontological Association. 10:60-132
- G. A. Mantell. 1834. Discovery of the bones of the Iguanodon in a quarry of Kentish Rag (a limestone belonging to the lower greensand formation) near Maidstone, Kent. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 17(33):200-201
- J. Cornuel. 1850. Note sur des ossements fossiles découverts dans le calcaire néocomien de Wassy (Haute-Marne) [Note on some fossil bones found in the Neocomian limestone of Wassy (Haute Marne)]. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 2e série 7:702-704
