Genus
Valid Extinct

Morrosaurus

Rozadilla et al. 2016

Morrosaurus is an extinct genus of herbivorous elasmarian dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous in Antarctica. The only known species is the type Morrosaurus antarcticus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Morrosaurus
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Life restoration of Morrosaurus antarcticus based on fossil images. Integument based on small, bipedal ornithischians like Kulindadromeus. © FunkMonk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Morrosaurus
Morrosaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Elasmaria Unranked clade
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Morrosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
3 m ⓘ
Morrosaurus antarcticus
Mass
45 kg ⓘ
Morrosaurus antarcticus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇶 Antarctica
1
Geological formations
Snow Hill Island
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Morrosaurus antarcticus 72 Ma
Images 3
Bibliography
Original description
S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolin, and F. E. Novas, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, M. J. Motta, J. M. Lirio, M. P. Isasi. 2016. A new ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica and its palaeobiogeographical implications. Cretaceous Research 57:311-324 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolin, and F. E. Novas, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, M. J. Motta, J. M. Lirio, M. P. Isasi. 2016. A new ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica and its palaeobiogeographical implications. Cretaceous Research 57:311-324 DOI ↗