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Palaeortyx
Palaeortyx phasianoides Milne-Edwards 1871
Late Cretaceous (Tortonian) · 16.9–9.7 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
granivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Palaeortyx phasianoides is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 16.9–9.7 million years ago. It was a granivore. It was named by Milne-Edwards 1871. The species is represented by 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~11%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Palaeortyx sits in deep time
Palaeortyx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Palaeortyx's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.