Vectidromeus insularis Longrich et al. 2024 (hypsilophodontid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Hypsilophodontidae

Full reference: N. R. Longrich, D. M. Martill, M. Munt, M. Green, M. Penn and 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

Belongs to Vectidromeus according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2024

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IWCMS 2023.102, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Isle of Wight, which is in a Cretaceous terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Isle of Wight

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