Heterodontosaurids are early ornithischian dinosaurs in the family Heterodontosauridae that were likely among the most basal (primitive) members of the group. Although their fossils are relatively rare and their group small in numbers, they have been found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica, with a range spanning the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous.
Heterodontosaurids were fox-sized dinosaurs less than 2 meters (6.6 feet) in length, including a long tail. They are known mainly for their characteristic teeth, including enlarged canine-like tusks and cheek teeth adapted for chewing, analogous to those of Cretaceous hadrosaurids. Their diet was herbivorous or possibly omnivorous.
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