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Sarcolestes
Sarcolestes leedsi Lydekker 1893
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 165.3–161.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Sarcolestes leedsi is an ankylosaur dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 165.3–161.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Lydekker 1893. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Sarcolestes sits in deep time
Sarcolestes
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Sarcolestes's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.