Hypsilophodon: quick facts
Hypsilophodon was the fastest of the ornithischians that lived in central United States, England, Spain and Portugal. Its snout ended in a beak, but it had teeth at the rear of its mouth. Hypsilophodo
Period
Early Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
7.5 feet (2.3 meters)
Weight
140 pounds (64 kg)
Family
Hypsilophodontidae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.