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Chilesaurus

Chilesaurus diegosuarezi Novas et al. 2015

Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 149.2–143.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview

Chilesaurus diegosuarezi is a dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 149.2–143.1 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Novas et al. 2015. 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 Chilesaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Chilesaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Allosaurus
Allosaurus fragilis
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predator–prey
Torvosaurus
Torvosaurus gurneyi
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predator–prey
Torvosaurus
Torvosaurus tanneri
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coexisted–with
Giraffatitan
Giraffatitan brancai
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coexisted–with
Kentrosaurus
Kentrosaurus aethiopicus
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coexisted–with
Brontosaurus
Brontosaurus excelsus
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coexisted–with
Camarasaurus
Camarasaurus grandis
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same–clade
Fruitadens
Fruitadens haagarorum
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