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Piatnitzkysaurus Piatnitzkysaurus floresi Bonaparte 1979
/ˌpiːətnɪtskiːˈsɔːrəs/
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) · 182.9–180.4 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Piatnitzkysaurus floresi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 182.9–180.4 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Bonaparte 1979. 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 Piatnitzkysaurus floresi sits in deep time
Piatnitzkysaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Piatnitzkysaurus floresi's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.