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Sarcosaurus

Sarcosaurus woodi Andrews 1921

Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 201.4–192.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Sarcosaurus woodi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–192.9 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Andrews 1921. The species is represented by 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~15%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Sarcosaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Sarcosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Sarcosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Lufengosaurus
Lufengosaurus huenei
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predator–prey
Scelidosaurus
Scelidosaurus harrisonii
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predator–prey
Yunnanosaurus
Yunnanosaurus huangi
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coexisted–with
Lesothosaurus
Lesothosaurus diagnosticus
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coexisted–with
Yunnanosaurus
Yunnanosaurus robustus
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same–clade
Sinosaurus
Sinosaurus triassicus
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same–clade
Trisauropodiscus
Trisauropodiscus superavipes
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same–clade
Dracovenator
Dracovenator regenti
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