Megapnosaurus Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis (Raath 1969)
/mˌɛɡəpnəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 201.4–192.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Countries
Zimbabwe, South Africa
Regions
Matabeleland North · Free State · Mashonaland North
Formations
Forest Sandstone · Nyamandhlovu Sandstones · Elliot
Dig sites
6
distinct collections
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 is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe and elsewhere. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
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. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.