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Nanosaurus Nanosaurus agilis Marsh 1877
/nˌænoʊsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Jurassic · 157.9–143.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
United States
Regions
Wyoming · Colorado
Formation
Morrison
Dig sites
4
distinct collections
Overview
Nanosaurus agilis is a dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 157.9–143.1 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Wyoming, United States. It was named by Marsh 1877. The species is represented by 26 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~65%
well attested
Based on 26 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Nanosaurus agilis sits in deep time
Nanosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Nanosaurus agilis'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.