Nanosaurus

In Real Life

 * Nanosaurus (formerly known as Drinker/Othnielia) is a close and smaller relative of the Dryosaurus. Nanosaurus made an appearance as Othnielia in the Walking with Dinosaurs Series, but it isn't very well known as a genus. Nanosaurus is known from material from all parts of the body, including two good skeletons, although the skull is still poorly known. It was a small animal, 2 meters (6.6 ft) or less in length and 10 kilograms (22 lb) or less in weight. It was a bipedal dinosaur with short forelimbs and long hindlimbs with large processes for muscle attachments. The hands were short and broad with short fingers. The head was small. It had small leaf-shaped cheek teeth (triangular and with small ridges and denticles lining the front and back edges), and premaxillary teeth with less ornamentation. Like several other neornithischian dinosaurs, such as Hypsilophodon, Thescelosaurus, and Talenkauen, Nanosaurus had thin plates lying along the ribs. Called intercostal plates, these structures were cartilaginous in origin.

In Prehistory

 * Nanosaurus is the starter herbivore in Project: Prehistory. With its high speed and stamina, it can pretty easily escape Velociraptors, unless they are ambushed. Nanosaurus are known by players as "Nano", and are very rarely aggro. They usually hide, and only come out when they need to drink as the map is full of edible berry bushes. Nanosaurus are not very durable, as they have only 2 defense to protect them, and they are too loud for their own good. Nano recently got a huge speed buff, and a defense buff.

Pros


 * Easily hidden
 * Very fast
 * Can jump

Cons


 * Only decent stamina, could possibly be out endured by Velociraptor
 * Weak
 * Loud
 * Slow swim