Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Spinosauridae
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Iberospinus Iberospinus natarioi Mateus and Estraviz-López 2022

/ˈaɪbɚɹˌɑːspɪnəs/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · 125.8–121.4 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
Portugal
Region
Lisboa
Formation
Papo Seco
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Portugal. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Iberospinus natarioi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–121.4 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Lisboa, Portugal. It was named by Mateus and Estraviz-López 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Iberospinus natarioi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Iberospinus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Iberospinus natarioi'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
Cariocecus
Cariocecus bocagei
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coexisted–with
Phuwiangosaurus
Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae
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coexisted–with
Iguanodon
Iguanodon galvensis
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coexisted–with
Valdosaurus
Valdosaurus canaliculatus
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coexisted–with
Barilium
Barilium dawsoni
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coexisted–with
Hypsilophodon
Hypsilophodon foxii
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same–clade
Phuwiangvenator
Phuwiangvenator yaemniyomi
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same–clade
Vayuraptor
Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis
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