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Sauroposeidon Sauroposeidon proteles Wedel et al. 2000
/ˌsɔːroʊpoʊˈsaɪdən/
Early Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · 121.4–93.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
United States
Regions
Wyoming · Oklahoma
Formations
Cloverly · Antlers
Dig sites
3
distinct collections
Overview
Sauroposeidon proteles is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–93.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Wyoming, United States. It was named by Wedel et al. 2000. The species is represented by 5 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~18%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 5 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Sauroposeidon proteles sits in deep time
Sauroposeidon
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Sauroposeidon proteles'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.