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Mbiresaurus

Mbiresaurus raathi Griffin et al. 2022

Late Triassic (Carnian) · 237–227.3 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Mbiresaurus raathi is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 237.0–227.3 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. It was named by Griffin et al. 2022. The species is represented by 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~15%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Mbiresaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Mbiresaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Anteavis
Anteavis crurilongus
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predator–prey
Erythrovenator
Erythrovenator jacuiensis
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predator–prey
Pendraig
Pendraig milnerae
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coexisted–with
Herrerasaurus
Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
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coexisted–with
Lewisuchus
Lewisuchus admixtus
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coexisted–with
Silesaurus
Silesaurus opolensis
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coexisted–with
Staurikosaurus
Staurikosaurus pricei
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same–clade
Panphagia
Panphagia protos
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