Calvarius

Calvarius
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian),
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Ornithopoda
Clade: Styracosterna
Genus: Calvarius
Prieto-Márquez & Sellés, 2023
Species:
C. rapidus
Binomial name
Calvarius rapidus
Prieto-Márquez & Sellés, 2023

Calvarius (meaning "suffering") is an extinct genus of styracosternan ornithopod from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian age) Talarn Formation of Spain. The genus contains a single species, Calvarius rapidus, known from a single metatarsal. The slender morphology of this bone may indicate Calvarius had a cursorial (adapted to run) ecology, in contrast to its slower-moving relatives.