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Hypsilophodon
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Hypsilophodon

Hypsilophodon foxii

Era: CretaceousDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Early CretaceousSize: 2mWeight: 20kg

United Kingdom Hypsilophodon was a small, agile dinosaur that lived in prehistoric England. Scientists used to think Hypsilophodon spent a lot of time in trees. This came from a misunderstanding of the dinosaur’s toe bones. We now know Hypsilophodon lived on the ground and was good at running