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Berberosaurus

Berberosaurus liassicus Allain et al. 2007

Early Jurassic (Toarcian) · 192.9–174.7 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Berberosaurus liassicus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 192.9–174.7 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Allain et al. 2007. 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 Berberosaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Berberosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Massospondylus
Massospondylus carinatus
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predator–prey
Gyposaurus
Gyposaurus sinensis
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predator–prey
Patagosaurus
Patagosaurus fariasi
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coexisted–with
Sanpasaurus
Sanpasaurus yaoi
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coexisted–with
Tazoudasaurus
Tazoudasaurus naimi
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same–clade
Segisaurus
Segisaurus halli
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same–clade
Piatnitzkysaurus
Piatnitzkysaurus floresi
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same–clade
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus tibetensis
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