Ornitholestes

Ornitholestes (ORN - ith - oh - LESS - tees) was a smal Theropod dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic Period in North America. The single existing specimen of Ornitholestes was found in Bone Cabin Quarry in Wyoming. It consists of an almost complete skeleton and a complete, but compressed skull. It is on display in New York at the American Museum of Natural History.

The Lost World (novel)
Campers find the corpse of a large reptile on the beach of Rojas. Martin "Marty" Guitierrez invites Richard Levine to identify the creature. The corpse is destroyed by soldiers shortly after the scientists arrive. Levine identifies the creature as Oritholestes.

Jurassic Park inspired games

 * Ornitholestes is nr. 024 of the Carnivore Ones that can be created in Jurassic Park III: Park Builder

Links

 * Ornitholestes on My Jurassic Park
 * Ornitholestes on Wikipedia