Vectidromeus
vek-tih-DROH-mee-us /ˌvɛktɪˈdroʊmiəs/
Accepted genus
Isle of Wight runner
- Vecti- · Latin · from Vectis, the Roman name for the Isle of Wight
- dromeus · Greek · runner
The name combines "Vectis", the Latin name for the Isle of Wight, with the Greek "dromeus", meaning runner. It refers to the island where the fossils were found and to the animal's build as a small, lightly built, fast-moving ornithopod.
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Wessex Formation, Isle of Wight, England, UK
A small ornithopod dinosaur from the Wealden of the Isle of Wight. I am not certain of the authorship, year or exact stage, so I have left those fields blank. Please check the original description.