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|length = 1.5-2 metres (4.9 to 6.6 ft)
  
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'''''Othnielia''''' was a small herbivorous ornithopod [[dinosaur]] that lived 150 to 140 million years ago, in the Late Jurassic. It was discovered in the late 1800s by men working for Othniel Charles Marsh, for whom it was soon named after. Ironically, ''Othnielia''‘s closest relative, ''Drinker'', was named for Marsh's archrival, Edward Drinker Cope. Recently, the type specimen of ''Othnelia'' was deemed nondiagnostic, meaning the animal portrayed in the novel is the animal now known as ''Othnielosaurus''.
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}}'''''{{W|Nanosaurus}}''''' was a small herbivorous ornithopod [[dinosaur]] that lived 150 to 140 million years ago, in the Late Jurassic. It was discovered in 1877 and described by Othniel Charles Marsh. In 2018, ''Othnielia'', ''Othnielosaurus'', and ''Drinker'' were made synonymous with ''Nanosaurus ''by Peter Galton and Kenneth Carpenter.
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''Othnielia'' was seen in the novel version of [[Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]]. It lives side by side with its relative ''[[Dryosaurus]]'' in the ''Hypsilophodon'' Highlands. Before the [[Isla Nublar Incident (1993)|InGen Incident]], an ''Othnielia'' got its neck stuck in between the branches of a tree where it died of suffocation. The park hosted a population of 23 ''Othnielia''.<ref>[[Jurassic Park (novel)]], [[Control]], page 154.</ref>
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''Nanosaurus ''(under the synonym ''Othnielia'') was seen in the novel version of {{Novel|1}}. It lives side by side with its relative ''[[Dryosaurus]]'' in the ''Hypsilophodon'' Highlands. Before the [[Isla Nublar Incident (1993)|InGen Incident]], a ''Nanosaurus''/''Othnielia'' got its neck stuck in between the branches of a tree where it died of suffocation. The park hosted a population of 23 ''Nanosaurus''.<ref>[[Jurassic Park (novel)]], [[Control]], page 154.</ref>
   
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''Othnielia'' is portrayed as a half-arboreal herbivore, a view about the smaller ornithopods that has recently been disproved. Because the Othys spend so much time in the trees they were impossible to accurately track with the motion sensors. They're always jumping their fences. This explains why there are so much more Othys than expected. The expected population was 16, but there are 23.
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''Nanosaurus'' is portrayed as a half-arboreal herbivore, a view about the smaller ornithopods that has recently been disproved. Because they spend so much time in the trees they were impossible to accurately track with the motion sensors. They're always jumping their fences. This explains why there are so much more ''Nanosaurus'' than expected. The expected population was 16, but there are 23.
   
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It apparently had a colour similar to that of the novel's [[Velociraptor mongoliensis|''Velociraptor''s]], as when [[Tim]] saw a ''Velociraptor'' in the ''Othnielia'' paddock, the adults thought he had mistaken an ''Othnielia'' for a raptor.<ref>[[Jurassic Park (novel)]], [[Control]], page 165.</ref>
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It apparently had a colour similar to that of the novel's ''[[Velociraptor (novel canon)|Velociraptor]]''[[Velociraptor (novel canon)|s]], as when [[Tim]] saw a ''Velociraptor'' in the ''Nanosaurus/Othnielia'' paddock, the adults thought he had mistaken a ''Nanosaurus/Othnielia'' for a raptor.<ref>[[Jurassic Park (novel)]], [[Control]], page 165.</ref>
   
 
Later in the novel [[Muldoon]] states that the ''Othnelia'' scavenged on the ''[[Hadrosaurus]]'' [[HD/09]]. <ref>[[Jurassic Park (novel)]], [[Search]], page 272.</ref>
  
Later in the novel [[Muldoon]] states that the ''Othnelia'' scavenged on the ''[[Hadrosaurus]]'' [[HD/09]]. <ref>[[Jurassic Park (novel)]], [[Search]], page 272.</ref>
   
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==[[The Lost World (novel)]]==
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In [[The Lost World (novel)]], Ian Malcolm hears jumping in the jungle trees, and when the group thinks monkeys, Malcolm disagrees. It is probably ''Othielia'' hopping throughout the foliage.
  
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In {{novel|2}}, [[Ian Malcolm]] hears jumping in the jungle trees, and when the group thinks monkeys, Malcolm disagrees. It is probably ''Othnelia'' hopping throughout the foliage.
   
 
==Jurassic Park inspired games==
  
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[[File:OthnieliaPbuild.jpg|thumb|Othnielia from Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.]]
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[[File:OthnieliaPbuild.jpg|thumb|Othnielosaurus from Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.]]
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*''Othnielia'' appears in [[Jurassic Park III: Park Builder]]. It is nr. 75 of the Herbivore Ones.
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*''Nanosaurus ''(under the synonym ''Othnielia'') appears in [[Jurassic Park III: Park Builder]]. It is nr. 75 of the Herbivore Ones.
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==Trivia==
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*''Nanosaurus'' appeared in the Dinopedia of Jurassic Park institute under its synonyms of ''Drinker'' and ''Othnielia''.
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*''Nanosaurus'' also appeared in the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World Dinosaur field guides under the synonym ''Othnielosaurus''.
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Nanosaurus was a small herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur that lived 150 to 140 million years ago, in the Late Jurassic. It was discovered in 1877 and described by Othniel Charles Marsh. In 2018, Othnielia, Othnielosaurus, and Drinker were made synonymous with Nanosaurus by Peter Galton and Kenneth Carpenter.

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Jurassic Park (novel)

Nanosaurus (under the synonym Othnielia) was seen in the novel version of Jurassic Park. It lives side by side with its relative Dryosaurus in the Hypsilophodon Highlands. Before the InGen Incident, a Nanosaurus/Othnielia got its neck stuck in between the branches of a tree where it died of suffocation. The park hosted a population of 23 Nanosaurus.[1]

Nanosaurus is portrayed as a half-arboreal herbivore, a view about the smaller ornithopods that has recently been disproved. Because they spend so much time in the trees they were impossible to accurately track with the motion sensors. They're always jumping their fences. This explains why there are so much more Nanosaurus than expected. The expected population was 16, but there are 23.

It apparently had a colour similar to that of the novel's Velociraptors, as when Tim saw a Velociraptor in the Nanosaurus/Othnielia paddock, the adults thought he had mistaken a Nanosaurus/Othnielia for a raptor.[2]

Later in the novel Muldoon states that the Othnelia scavenged on the Hadrosaurus HD/09. [3]

The Lost World (novel)

In The Lost World, Ian Malcolm hears jumping in the jungle trees, and when the group thinks monkeys, Malcolm disagrees. It is probably Othnelia hopping throughout the foliage.

Jurassic Park inspired games

OthnieliaPbuild

Othnielosaurus from Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.

Trivia

  • Nanosaurus appeared in the Dinopedia of Jurassic Park institute under its synonyms of Drinker and Othnielia.
  • Nanosaurus also appeared in the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World Dinosaur field guides under the synonym Othnielosaurus.



Sources

  1. ↑ Jurassic Park (novel), Control, page 154.
  2. ↑ Jurassic Park (novel), Control, page 165.
  3. ↑ Jurassic Park (novel), Search, page 272.

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