Dinosauria›Reptilia›Galliformes›Theropoda›Tetraonidae
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Palaealectoris Palaealectoris incertus Wetmore 1930

/pælˈiəlɪktˌɔːɹɪs/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Burdigalian) · 23.1–18.5 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Palaealectoris incertus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 23.1–18.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Wetmore 1930. 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Palaealectoris incertus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Palaealectoris
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Palaealectoris incertus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

same–clade
Ortalis
Ortalis tantala
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same–clade
Phasianus
Phasianus mioceanus
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same–clade
Ortalis
Ortalis pollicaris
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same–clade
Boreortalis
Boreortalis laesslei
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