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Kayentavenator

Kayentavenator elysiae Gay 2010

Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) · 199.5–184.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Kayentavenator elysiae is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 199.5–184.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Gay 2010. 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 Kayentavenator sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Kayentavenator
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Scutellosaurus
Scutellosaurus lawleri
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predator–prey
Barapasaurus
Barapasaurus tagorei
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predator–prey
Kotasaurus
Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis
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coexisted–with
Sarahsaurus
Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis
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coexisted–with
Vulcanodon
Vulcanodon karibaensis
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same–clade
Cryolophosaurus
Cryolophosaurus ellioti
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same–clade
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus wetherilli
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same–clade
Syntarsus
Syntarsus kayentakatae
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