Incisivosaurus
Name Origin
Incisor Lizard
Classification
Diapsida, Saurischia, Theropoda
Habitat (Discovery Location)
China
Period
Early Cretaceous
Length
Approximately 1 meter
Weight
Approximately 6 kilograms
Diet
Primarily herbivorous
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Description
This was a small dinosaur with a bird-like appearance.
It is considered the most primitive of the oviraptorosaurs.
It had rodent-like incisor teeth at the front of its mouth, which were well-suited for eating tough plants.
Although a complete skeleton has not yet been found, it is certain that it was covered in feathers.
The length of its skull was 11cm, and its body is estimated to have been about the size of a goose.
A Theropod That Ate Plants
While most oviraptorosaurs had no teeth and only a pair of fang-like projections on their upper jaw, Incisivosaurus had teeth at the front of its mouth as well as near its cheeks.
Its cheek teeth were leaf-shaped, like those of many herbivores, which is further evidence that this dinosaur was a plant-eater.
It is also theorized that this dinosaur may be the same species as a theropod called Protarchaeopteryx.