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Megapodius Megapodius alimentum Steadman 1989
/mˌɛɡəpˈoʊdɪəs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Holocene) · ~0.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
flight
Habitat
flying
Where It Was Found
Countries
Tonga, Fiji
Region
Vava'u
Dig sites
15
distinct collections
Overview
Megapodius alimentum is a theropod dinosaur known from Late Cretaceous. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as flying. Fossils have been recovered from Vava’u, Tonga and elsewhere. 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%
well attested
Based on 15 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Megapodius alimentum sits in deep time
Megapodius
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Megapodius alimentum'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.