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Dongyangopelta Dongyangopelta yangyanensis Chen et al. 2013

/dəŋjˌɑːŋˈoʊpltə/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · 113.2–93.9 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Dongyangopelta yangyanensis is an ankylosaur dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 113.2–93.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Chen et al. 2013. 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 Dongyangopelta yangyanensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Dongyangopelta
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Deinonychus
Deinonychus antirrhopus
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predator–prey
Carcharodontosaurus
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
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predator–prey
Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
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coexisted–with
Tenontosaurus
Tenontosaurus tilletti
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coexisted–with
Eolambia
Eolambia caroljonesa
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same–clade
Kunbarrasaurus
Kunbarrasaurus ieversi
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same–clade
Pawpawsaurus
Pawpawsaurus campbelli
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same–clade
Silvisaurus
Silvisaurus condrayi
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