Dinosauria › Saurischia
Spinophorosaurus
Spinophorosaurus nigerensis Remes et al. 2009
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) · 170.9–165.3 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Spinophorosaurus nigerensis is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 170.9–165.3 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Remes et al. 2009. 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 Spinophorosaurus sits in deep time
Spinophorosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Spinophorosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.