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Abrosaurus Abrosaurus dongpoensis Ouyang 1989

/ˌæbroʊˈsɔːrəs/
Middle Jurassic (Oxfordian) · 170.9–154.8 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Abrosaurus dongpoensis is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 170.9–154.8 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Ouyang 1989. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Abrosaurus dongpoensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Abrosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Abrosaurus dongpoensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Limusaurus
Limusaurus inextricabilis
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predator–prey
Chuandongocoelurus
Chuandongocoelurus primitivus
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predator–prey
Yangchuanosaurus
Yangchuanosaurus zigongensis
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coexisted–with
Gongbusaurus
Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis
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coexisted–with
Gasosaurus
Gasosaurus constructus
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same–clade
Protognathosaurus
Protognathosaurus oxyodon
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same–clade
Omeisaurus
Omeisaurus tianfuensis
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same–clade
Omeisaurus
Omeisaurus jiaoi
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