Dinosauria›Reptilia›Galliformes
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Argillipes Argillipes aurorum Harrison and Walker 1977
/ˈɑːɹɡɪlˌaɪps/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Ypresian) · 56–48.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
flight
Habitat
flying
Where It Was Found
Countries
Belgium, United Kingdom
Region
West Flanders
Formations
Tielt · London Clay
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Overview
Argillipes aurorum is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 56.0–48.1 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as flying. Fossils have been recovered from West Flanders, Belgium and elsewhere. It was named by Harrison and Walker 1977. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Argillipes aurorum sits in deep time
Argillipes
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Argillipes aurorum'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.