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Narindasaurus Narindasaurus thevenini Royo-Torres et al. 2021

/nˌɑːɹɹɪndɐsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) · 168.2–165.3 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
Madagascar
Region
Mahajanga
Formation
Isalo III
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Madagascar. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Narindasaurus thevenini is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 168.2–165.3 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Mahajanga, Madagascar. It was named by Royo-Torres et al. 2021. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Narindasaurus thevenini sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Narindasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Narindasaurus thevenini'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.

coexisted–with
Kulindadromeus
Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus
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coexisted–with
Kileskus
Kileskus aristotocus
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coexisted–with
Cruxicheiros
Cruxicheiros newmanorum
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coexisted–with
Proceratosaurus
Proceratosaurus bradleyi
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coexisted–with
Crateropteryx
Crateropteryx colei
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same–clade
Archaeodontosaurus
Archaeodontosaurus descouensi
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same–clade
Cardiodon
Cardiodon rugulosus
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same–clade
Jinchuanloong
Jinchuanloong niedu
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