Dinosauria›Reptilia›Hesperornithiformes›Theropoda›Brodavidae
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Brodavis Brodavis baileyi Martin et al. 2012

/bɹˈɑːdɐvˌɪs/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Environment
marine

Where It Was Found

Country
United States
Region
South Dakota
Formation
Hell Creek
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in United States. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Brodavis baileyi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Its remains come from marine deposits. Fossils have been recovered from South Dakota, United States. It was named by Martin et al. 2012. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Brodavis baileyi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Brodavis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Brodavis baileyi'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.

predator–prey
Triceratops
Triceratops horridus
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predator–prey
Edmontosaurus
Edmontosaurus annectens
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predator–prey
Thescelosaurus
Thescelosaurus neglectus
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coexisted–with
Alamosaurus
Alamosaurus sanjuanensis
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coexisted–with
Pachycephalosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
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same–clade
Kank
Kank australis
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same–clade
Maip
Maip macrothorax
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same–clade
Joaquinraptor
Joaquinraptor casali
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