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Saurophaganax
Saurophaganax maximus (Chure 1995)
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 152.2–143.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Saurophaganax maximus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 152.2–143.1 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by (Chure 1995). 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 Saurophaganax sits in deep time
Saurophaganax
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Saurophaganax's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.