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Jeholosaurus

Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis Xu et al. 2000

Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–119.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview

Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis is a dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–119.6 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Xu et al. 2000. 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 Jeholosaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Jeholosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus bucklandii
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predator–prey
Microraptor
Microraptor zhaoianus
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predator–prey
Cathayornis
Cathayornis yandica
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coexisted–with
Iguanodon
Iguanodon bernissartensis
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coexisted–with
Mantellisaurus
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
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coexisted–with
Malawisaurus
Malawisaurus dixeyi
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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same–clade
Changmiania
Changmiania liaoningensis
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