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Becklespinax Becklespinax altispinax (Paul 1988)

/ˌæltɪˈspaɪnæks/
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) · 139.1–132.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Becklespinax altispinax is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 139.1–132.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by (Paul 1988). 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 Becklespinax altispinax sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Becklespinax
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Hypselospinus
Hypselospinus fittoni
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predator–prey
Moabosaurus
Moabosaurus utahensis
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predator–prey
Gastonia
Gastonia burgei
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coexisted–with
Euhelopus
Euhelopus zdanskyi
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coexisted–with
Haestasaurus
Haestasaurus becklesii
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same–clade
Yurgovuchia
Yurgovuchia doellingi
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same–clade
Nedcolbertia
Nedcolbertia justinhoffmanni
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same–clade
Xiyunykus
Xiyunykus pengi
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