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Paraortygoides Paraortygoides argillae Mayr and Kitchener 2024
/pˈæɹəˌɔːɹɾɪɡˌɔɪdz/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Ypresian) · 56–48.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
flight
Habitat
flying
Where It Was Found
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Formation
London Clay
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Paraortygoides argillae is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 56.0–48.1 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as flying. Fossils have been recovered from England, United Kingdom. It was named by Mayr and Kitchener 2024. 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 Paraortygoides argillae sits in deep time
Paraortygoides
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Paraortygoides argillae'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.