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Santanaraptor Santanaraptor placidus Kellner 1999

/sˈæntɐnˌæɹæptɚ/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 119.6–113.2 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
Brazil
Region
Ceará
Formation
Romualdo
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Brazil. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Santanaraptor placidus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 119.6–113.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Ceará, Brazil. It was named by Kellner 1999. 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 Santanaraptor placidus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Santanaraptor
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Santanaraptor placidus'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.

coexisted–with
Iguanodon
Iguanodon bernissartensis
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coexisted–with
Mantellisaurus
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
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coexisted–with
Malawisaurus
Malawisaurus dixeyi
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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coexisted–with
Sibirotitan
Sibirotitan astrosacralis
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same–clade
Vectaerovenator
Vectaerovenator inopinatus
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same–clade
Mirischia
Mirischia asymmetrica
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same–clade
Kaririavis
Kaririavis mater
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