Hippodraco
HIP-oh-DRAY-koh /ˌhɪpoʊˈdreɪkoʊ/
Accepted genus
horse dragon
- hippos · Greek · horse
- draco · Latin · dragon
The name combines the Greek "hippos" (horse) with the Latin "draco" (dragon). It refers to the animal's long, horse-like skull. The type species is Hippodraco scutodens.
- Named by
- McDonald et al.
- Year named
- 2010
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Stage
- Barremian
- Found in
- Lower Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA
A small-bodied iguanodont (ornithopod) dinosaur known from a partial skull and skeleton of a young individual. The exact age within the Early Cretaceous is approximate.