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Megapodius

Megapodius alimentum Steadman 1989

Late Cretaceous (Holocene) · ~0.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Megapodius alimentum is a theropod dinosaur known from Late Cretaceous. It was a herbivore. It was named by Steadman 1989. The species is represented by 15 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~45%
confidence from occurrence count
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 15 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Megapodius sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Megapodius
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

same–clade
Penelope
Penelope purpurascens
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same–clade
Numida
Numida meleagris
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same–clade
Aepypodius
Aepypodius arfakianus
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same–clade
Megapodius
Megapodius eremita
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