Phasianus Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus 1758
/fˈæsiənəs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Holocene) · —
Key Statistics
Diet
granivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Phasianus colchicus is a theropod dinosaur known from Late Cretaceous. It was a granivore. It was named by Linnaeus 1758. 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 Phasianus colchicus sits in deep time
Phasianus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Phasianus colchicus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.