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Nuthetes Nuthetes destructor (Owen 1854)
/nˈʌθiːts/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) · 143.1–139.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Formation
Lulworth
Dig sites
4
distinct collections
Overview
Nuthetes destructor is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 143.1–139.1 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from England, United Kingdom. It was named by (Owen 1854). The species is represented by 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~15%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Nuthetes destructor sits in deep time
Nuthetes
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Nuthetes destructor'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.