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Nqwebasaurus Nqwebasaurus thwazi de Klerk et al. 2000
/ˌɛŋkjˈuːwˌɛbɐsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) · 143.1–132.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
South Africa
Region
Eastern Cape
Formation
Kirkwood
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Nqwebasaurus thwazi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 143.1–132.6 million years ago. It was a herbivore, omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was named by de Klerk et al. 2000. 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 Nqwebasaurus thwazi sits in deep time
Nqwebasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Nqwebasaurus thwazi'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.