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Archaeocursor

Archaeocursor asiaticus Yao et al. 2025

Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) · 199.5–184.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview

Archaeocursor asiaticus is a dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 199.5–184.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Yao et al. 2025. 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 Archaeocursor sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Archaeocursor
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Dilophosaurus
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predator–prey
Syntarsus
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predator–prey
Kayentavenator
Kayentavenator elysiae
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coexisted–with
Barapasaurus
Barapasaurus tagorei
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coexisted–with
Kotasaurus
Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis
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coexisted–with
Sarahsaurus
Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis
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same–clade
Scutellosaurus
Scutellosaurus lawleri
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same–clade
Yuxisaurus
Yuxisaurus kopchicki
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