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Palaeocryptonyx Palaeocryptonyx donnezani (Deperet 1890)
/pˈæliːˌɑːkɹɪptˌɑːnɪks/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Calabrian) · 4.2–0.8 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
granivore
Locomotion
flight
Habitat
flying
Where It Was Found
Countries
Spain, Italy
Region
Palencia
Dig sites
12
distinct collections
Overview
Palaeocryptonyx donnezani is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 4.2–0.8 million years ago. It was a granivore. It is recorded as flying. Fossils have been recovered from Palencia, Spain and elsewhere. It was named by (Deperet 1890). The species is represented by 14 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~43%
well attested
Based on 14 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Palaeocryptonyx donnezani sits in deep time
Palaeocryptonyx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Palaeocryptonyx donnezani'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.