Dinosauria›Reptilia›Galliformes
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Paraortyx Paraortyx lorteti Gaillard 1908
/pˈæɹəˌɔːɹɾɪks/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Rupelian) · 33.9–27.3 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Paraortyx lorteti is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 33.9–27.3 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Gaillard 1908. 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 Paraortyx lorteti sits in deep time
Paraortyx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Paraortyx lorteti's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.