Dinosauria›Reptilia
Kayentavenator Kayentavenator elysiae Gay 2010
/kˈeɪəntˌeɪvənˌeɪɾɚ/
estimated
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 elysiae sits in deep time
Kayentavenator
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Kayentavenator elysiae's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.