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Haestasaurus Haestasaurus becklesii (Mantell 1852)

/hˌiːstɐsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) · 139.1–132.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Formation
Hastings Beds
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in United Kingdom. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Haestasaurus becklesii is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 139.1–132.6 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from England, United Kingdom. It was named by (Mantell 1852). 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Haestasaurus becklesii sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Haestasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Haestasaurus becklesii's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

predator–prey
Becklespinax
Becklespinax altispinax
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coexisted–with
Hypselospinus
Hypselospinus fittoni
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coexisted–with
Nedcolbertia
Nedcolbertia justinhoffmanni
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coexisted–with
Utahraptor
Utahraptor ostrommaysi
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coexisted–with
Gastonia
Gastonia burgei
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coexisted–with
Yurgovuchia
Yurgovuchia doellingi
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same–clade
Mierasaurus
Mierasaurus bobyoungi
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same–clade
Xenoposeidon
Xenoposeidon proneneukos
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