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Saturnalia

Saturnalia tupiniquim Langer et al. 1999

Late Triassic (Norian) · 237–205.7 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Saturnalia tupiniquim is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 237.0–205.7 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. It was named by Langer et al. 1999. 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 Saturnalia sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Saturnalia
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Saltopus
Saltopus elginensis
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predator–prey
Protoavis
Protoavis texensis
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predator–prey
Velocipes
Velocipes guerichi
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coexisted–with
Krzyzanowskisaurus
Krzyzanowskisaurus hunti
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coexisted–with
Tawa
Tawa hallae
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coexisted–with
Diodorus
Diodorus scytobrachion
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same–clade
Huayracursor
Huayracursor jaguensis
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same–clade
Pampadromaeus
Pampadromaeus barberenai
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