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Kaatedocus Kaatedocus siberi Tschopp and Mateus 2013

/kˈɑːɾɪdˌɑːkəs/ estimated
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · 154.8–149.2 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Kaatedocus siberi is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 154.8–149.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Tschopp and Mateus 2013. 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 Kaatedocus siberi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Kaatedocus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Veterupristisaurus
Veterupristisaurus milneri
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predator–prey
Elaphrosaurus
Elaphrosaurus bambergi
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predator–prey
Juravenator
Juravenator starki
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coexisted–with
Anchiornis
Anchiornis huxleyi
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coexisted–with
Aviatyrannis
Aviatyrannis jurassica
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same–clade
Jingiella
Jingiella dongxingensis
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same–clade
Ardetosaurus
Ardetosaurus viator
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same–clade
Camarasaurus
Camarasaurus lewisi
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