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Ohmdenosaurus Ohmdenosaurus liasicus Wild 1978

/ˌoʊmdənəsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) · 182.9–180.4 Mya

Key Statistics

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

Where It Was Found

Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Württemberg
Formation
Posidonia Shale
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Germany. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Ohmdenosaurus liasicus is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 182.9–180.4 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was named by Wild 1978. 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 Ohmdenosaurus liasicus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Ohmdenosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Ohmdenosaurus liasicus'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
Piatnitzkysaurus
Piatnitzkysaurus floresi
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coexisted–with
Emausaurus
Emausaurus ernsti
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coexisted–with
Berberosaurus
Berberosaurus liassicus
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coexisted–with
Segisaurus
Segisaurus halli
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coexisted–with
Eoabelisaurus
Eoabelisaurus mefi
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same–clade
Patagosaurus
Patagosaurus fariasi
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same–clade
Bagualia
Bagualia alba
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same–clade
Volkheimeria
Volkheimeria chubutensis
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