Nanosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota.
Quick facts about Nanosaurus:
- Existed from 157.3 million years ago to Tithonian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 6 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Nanosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- O. C. Marsh. 1881. Discovery of a fossil bird in the Jurassic of Wyoming. American Journal of Science 31:341-342
- K. Carpenter. 1998. Vertebrate biostratigraphy of the Morrison Formation near Cañon City, Colorado. Modern Geology 23:407-426
- J. R. Foster and J. E. Martin. 1995. Late Jurassic mammals from the Morrison Formation, Crook County, Wyoming. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3, suppl.):29A
