Dinosauria›Saurischia
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Saltopus Saltopus elginensis Huene 1910
/sˈɔltɑːpəs/
estimated
Late Triassic (Norian) · 237–205.7 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview
Saltopus elginensis is a dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 237.0–205.7 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Huene 1910. 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 Saltopus elginensis sits in deep time
Saltopus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Saltopus elginensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.