Genus
Valid Extinct

Vectidromeus

Longrich et al. 2024

Vectidromeus is an extinct genus of hypsilophodontid ornithopod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation of England. The genus contains a single species, V. insularis, known from a partial skeleton belonging to a juvenile individual.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Vectidromeus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Hypsilophodontidae Family
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Vectidromeus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Vectidromeus insularis 143 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
N. R. Longrich, D. M. Martill, and M. Munt, M. Green, M. Penn, S. Smith. 2024. Vectidromeus insularis, a new hypsilophodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England. Cretaceous Research 154:105707 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
N. R. Longrich, D. M. Martill, and M. Munt, M. Green, M. Penn, S. Smith. 2024. Vectidromeus insularis, a new hypsilophodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England. Cretaceous Research 154:105707 DOI ↗