Hesperornithoides

Hes-per-or-nif-oy-dees.
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Gray, H. (2015, June 28). Hesperornithoides. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/hesperornithoides/

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Name

Hesperornithoides ‭(‬Western bird‭)‬.

Phonetic

Hes-per-or-nif-oy-dees.

Named By

S.‭ ‬Hartman,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Mortimer,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Wahl,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Lomax,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Lippincott‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Lovelace‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Troodontidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

H.‭ ‬miessleri‭

Size

Possibly up to‭ ‬1‭ ‬meter long for the holotype individual.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Wyoming‭ ‬-‭ ‬Morrison Formation.

Time Period

Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull,‭ ‬jaw and post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Hesperornithoides is a genus of troodontid dinosaur that lived in North America during the late Jurassic.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A new paravian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America supports a late acquisition of avian flight.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬7:e7247.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Hartman,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Mortimer,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Wahl,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Lomax,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Lippincott‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Lovelace‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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