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Archaeodontosaurus
Archaeodontosaurus descouensi Buffetaut 2005
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) · 168.2–165.3 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Archaeodontosaurus descouensi is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 168.2–165.3 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Buffetaut 2005. 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 Archaeodontosaurus sits in deep time
Archaeodontosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Archaeodontosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.