Dinosauria › Reptilia
Epidendrosaurus
Epidendrosaurus ningchengensis Zhang et al. 2002
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 165.3–161.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Epidendrosaurus ningchengensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 165.3–161.5 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Zhang et al. 2002. 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 Epidendrosaurus sits in deep time
Epidendrosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Epidendrosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.