Masiakasaurus Masiakasaurus knopfleri Sampson et al. 2001
/mˌæsɪˌækɐsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
Madagascar
Region
Mahajanga
Formation
Maevarano
Dig sites
29
distinct collections
Overview
Masiakasaurus knopfleri is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Mahajanga, Madagascar. It was named by Sampson et al. 2001. The species is represented by 29 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~69%
well attested
Based on 29 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Masiakasaurus knopfleri sits in deep time
Masiakasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Masiakasaurus knopfleri'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.