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Callovosaurus Callovosaurus leedsi (Lydekker 1889)

/kˌæləvəsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 165.3–161.5 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Formation
Oxford Clay
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in United Kingdom. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Callovosaurus leedsi is an ornithopod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 165.3–161.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from England, United Kingdom. It was named by (Lydekker 1889). 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 Callovosaurus leedsi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Callovosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Callovosaurus leedsi'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
Eustreptospondylus
Eustreptospondylus oxoniensis
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predator–prey
Piveteausaurus
Piveteausaurus divesensis
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coexisted–with
Ferganocephale
Ferganocephale adenticulatum
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coexisted–with
Chungkingosaurus
Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis
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coexisted–with
Sarcolestes
Sarcolestes leedsi
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coexisted–with
Loricatosaurus
Loricatosaurus priscus
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coexisted–with
Yangchuanosaurus
Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis
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same–clade
Daurosaurus
Daurosaurus olovus
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