Hypsilophodon
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| phylum | Chordata | Hypsilophodon is an ornithopod dinosaur genus from the Early Cretaceous period of England. The first remains of Hypsilophodon were found in 1849 and in 1869 the type species Hypsilophodon foxii was named. Abundant fossil discoveries were made on the Isle of Wight, giving a good impression of the build of the species. It was a small bipedal animal with an herbivorous or possibly omnivorous diet. Hypsilophodon reached up to 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in length, weighed about 20 kg (45 lbs), and was an agile runner. It had a pointed head equipped with a sharp beak used to bite off plant material.
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| clade | Sauropsida | |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Ornithischia | |
| clade | Ornithopoda | |
| family | Hypsilophodontidae | |
| genus | Hypsilophodon | |
| species | H. foxii | |
| Temporal range | Early Cretaceous |
