Nanosaurus: quick facts
Found in Utah and Colorado, Nanosaurus is a smallornithopod of the hypsilophodont family.
Period
Late Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Length
4 feet (1.2 meters)
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.