Ornithischian Dinosaur (Noun)
Meaning
Herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Iguanodon is an example of an ornithischian dinosaur, a plant-eating species with a unique hip structure resembling that of birds.
- In the Early Cretaceous period, a type of ornithischian dinosaur known as Hypsilophodon inhabited what is now England.
- Many scientists agree that ornithischian dinosaurs are one of the two major groups of herbivorous dinosaurs to have ever existed.
- Hadrosaurs and ceratopsians are some of the best-known examples of ornithischian dinosaurs.
- With their pelvis and hip structures bearing resemblance to modern birds, the classification of ornithischian dinosaurs was instrumental in laying the foundation for modern bird origin theories.