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- noun Plural form of
hypsilophodontid .
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At some point, Leaellynasaura, a Lower Cretaceous hypsilophodontid from Victoria, Australia, was described as a carnivore when it, like all hypsilophodontids, is actually an herbivore.
Entry #1,909 greygirlbeast 2008
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According to a report in New Scientist, fossils from "Dinosaur Cove" in Victoria show that small plant-eating dinosaurs called hypsilophodontids were common in the area about 110 million years ago, a time when the region was within the Antarctic Circle.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Certain groups also appear more predisposed to overwintering based on their physical inability related to biomechanics, natural history, or absolute size to migrate, such as ankylosaurs and many small taxa, including hypsilophodontids and troodontids.
Neoceratopsian publications for 2008 ReBecca Foster 2009
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