Dinosauria›Saurischia›Sauropodomorpha›Lessemsauridae
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Antetonitrus Antetonitrus ingenipes Yates and Kitching 2003

/ˈæntɪtˌɑːnaɪtɹəs/ estimated
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 201.4–192.9 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Antetonitrus ingenipes is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–192.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Yates and Kitching 2003. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Antetonitrus ingenipes sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Antetonitrus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Sinosaurus
Sinosaurus triassicus
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predator–prey
Megapnosaurus
Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis
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predator–prey
Sarcosaurus
Sarcosaurus woodi
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coexisted–with
Scelidosaurus
Scelidosaurus harrisonii
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coexisted–with
Lesothosaurus
Lesothosaurus diagnosticus
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same–clade
Thecodontosaurus
Thecodontosaurus minimus
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same–clade
Xixiposaurus
Xixiposaurus suni
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same–clade
Arcusaurus
Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum
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