| Name: | Ornitholestes |
| How to Say: | Or-nith-owe-less-teez |
| Name Meaning: | Bird robber |
| First Discovered: | In 1900, a skeleton with a crushed skull of a Ornitholestes was found in Wyoming |
| Size: | 6-7 Feet Long |
| Weight: | 30 lbs |
| How Old: | 154 Million Years Ago in the Jurassic Period |
| Habitat: | Found in Wyoming |
| Diet: | Small reptiles and birds |
4 Quick Facts about the Ornitholestes
- The Ornitholestes is thought to have eaten eggs from the nest of birds.
- The Ornitholestes had long hind legs that made it a fast runner.
- The claws of the Ornitholestes consisted of four fingers, which one finger was very small.
- The long tail of the Ornitholestes helped it to maintain balance while running at fast speeds
Take My Ornitholestes Quiz
True or False:
There has only been one single partial skeleton of a Ornitholestes ever found.
(Hover over your answer and I will let you know if you are right or wrong)
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