Saurischian dinosaurs

Coelurosaur

Ornitholestes painting

Ornitholestes

Ornitholestes or 'bird robber' was a coelurosaur of the Late Jurassic period. Its remains have been found in Wyoming, USA. This animal was a two-legged lightly built 6ft long carnivore. It had small teeth and weak forelimbs with three clawed hands. It was a fast runner and may have eaten small lizards, frogs and mammals.


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