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KULINDADROMEUS
(ku-lin-ah-dro-me-us)
meaning: "Kulinda dromeus"
Kulindadromeus
Named By: P. Godefroit, S. M. Sinitsa, D. Dhouailly, Y. L. Bolotsky, A. V. Sizov, M. E. McNamara, M. J. Benton & O. Spagna in 2014
Time Period: Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, 169-144 Ma
Location: Russia - Ukureyskaya Formation
Size: About 1.5 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Several individuals, ranging from juvenile to adult
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Ornithischia | Neornithischia |
Also known as: | Kulindapteryx ukureica | Daurosaurus olovus |
About

Kulindadromeus was a herbivorous dinosaur, a basal neornithischian from the Jurassic. The first Kulindadromeus fossil was found in Russia. Its feather-like integument is evidence for protofeathers being basal to Dinosauria as a whole, rather than just to Coelurosauria, as previously suspected.

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