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 | |
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.