Dinosauria›Ornithischia›Thescelosauridae
Silhouette of Oryctodromeus cubicularis

Oryctodromeus Oryctodromeus cubicularis Varricchio et al. 2007

/ˈɔːɹɪktˌɑːdɹoʊmˌiəs/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · 106.3–100.5 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
United States
Region
Montana
Formation
Blackleaf
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in United States. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Oryctodromeus cubicularis is a dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 106.3–100.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Montana, United States. It was named by Varricchio et al. 2007. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Oryctodromeus cubicularis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Oryctodromeus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Oryctodromeus cubicularis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
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coexisted–with
Atlascopcosaurus
Atlascopcosaurus loadsi
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coexisted–with
Ouranosaurus
Ouranosaurus nigeriensis
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coexisted–with
Erectopus
Erectopus superbus
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coexisted–with
Polacanthus
Polacanthus foxii
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same–clade
Yueosaurus
Yueosaurus tiantaiensis
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same–clade
Doolysaurus
Doolysaurus huhmini
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same–clade
Zephyrosaurus
Zephyrosaurus schaffi
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