Dinosauria›Reptilia›Colymbiformes›Theropoda›Colymbidae
Silhouette of Colymbus portisi

Colymbus Colymbus portisi Regalia 1902

/kˈɑːlɪmbəs/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Late Pleistocene) · ~5.3 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Colymbus portisi is a theropod dinosaur known from Late Cretaceous. It was a carnivore. It was named by Regalia 1902. 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 Colymbus portisi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Colymbus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

same–clade
Progura
Progura gallinacea
View profile →
same–clade
Latagallina
Latagallina naracoortensis
View profile →
same–clade
Tetrao
Tetrao conjugens
View profile →
same–clade
Lyrurus
Lyrurus tetrix
View profile →