Megapnosaurus Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis (Raath 1969)
/mˌɛɡəpnəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 201.4–192.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–192.9 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by (Raath 1969). The species is represented by 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~21%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis sits in deep time
Megapnosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.