Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Metriacanthosauridae
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Alpkarakush Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus Rauhut et al. 2024

/ˈælpkɐɹˌækʌʃ/ estimated
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 165.3–161.5 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
Kyrgyzstan
Region
Jalal-Abad
Formation
Balabansai
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Kyrgyzstan. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 165.3–161.5 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan. It was named by Rauhut et al. 2024. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Alpkarakush
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

predator–prey
Ferganocephale
Ferganocephale adenticulatum
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predator–prey
Ferganasaurus
Ferganasaurus verzilini
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coexisted–with
Chungkingosaurus
Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis
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coexisted–with
Sarcolestes
Sarcolestes leedsi
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coexisted–with
Loricatosaurus
Loricatosaurus priscus
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coexisted–with
Chebsaurus
Chebsaurus algeriensis
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same–clade
Aorun
Aorun zhaoi
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same–clade
Epidexipteryx
Epidexipteryx hui
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