Ortotilan
Ortotilan is a genus of small to medium-sized, non-avian theropod dinosaurs that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, around 145 to 100 million years ago. The first remains of orthotilians were discovered in 1978 in the Tomanivi Formation in Fiji, and since then several species have been described, primarily based on remains found in the Gondwanan supercontinent.
The name Orthotilan is derived from Greek words combining orthos, meaning "straight" or "true", and Tile, possibly
Ortotilan dinosaurs were characterized by their relatively small size, with adults typically measuring from one to
Ortotilan is significant because it represents a unique example of theropod evolution outside of the commonly