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Lutungutali Lutungutali sitwensis Peecook et al. 2013

/lˌuːɾəŋɡjuːtˈɑːli/ estimated
Middle Triassic · 247–227.3 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
Zambia
Region
Eastern
Formation
Ntawere
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Zambia. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Lutungutali sitwensis is a dinosaur known from the Middle Triassic, roughly 247.0–227.3 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Eastern, Zambia. It was named by Peecook et al. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Lutungutali sitwensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Lutungutali
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Lutungutali sitwensis'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.

same–clade
Lewisuchus
Lewisuchus admixtus
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same–clade
Gamatavus
Gamatavus antiquus
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same–clade
Staurikosaurus
Staurikosaurus pricei
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same–clade
Sanjuansaurus
Sanjuansaurus gordilloi
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