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Gamatavus

Gamatavus antiquus Pretto et al. 2022

Middle Triassic (Ladinian) · 241.5–237 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview

Gamatavus antiquus is a dinosaur known from the Middle Triassic, roughly 241.5–237.0 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Pretto et al. 2022. 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 Gamatavus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Gamatavus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

same–clade
Lewisuchus
Lewisuchus admixtus
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same–clade
Lutungutali
Lutungutali sitwensis
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same–clade
Asilisaurus
Asilisaurus kongwe
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same–clade
Nyasasaurus
Nyasasaurus parringtoni
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