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Subtiliolithus Subtiliolithus hyogoensis Tanaka et al. 2020

/sˈʌbtɪlɪˌɑːlɪθəs/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · 113.2–110.1 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
Japan
Region
Hyogo
Formation
Ohyamashimo
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Japan. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Subtiliolithus hyogoensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 113.2–110.1 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Hyogo, Japan. It was named by Tanaka et al. 2020. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Subtiliolithus hyogoensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Subtiliolithus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Subtiliolithus hyogoensis'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.

predator–prey
Tambatitanis
Tambatitanis amicitiae
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predator–prey
Sasayamagnomus
Sasayamagnomus saegusai
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
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coexisted–with
Atlascopcosaurus
Atlascopcosaurus loadsi
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coexisted–with
Ouranosaurus
Ouranosaurus nigeriensis
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coexisted–with
Polacanthus
Polacanthus foxii
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coexisted–with
Leaellynasaura
Leaellynasaura amicagraphica
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same–clade
Scipionyx
Scipionyx samniticus
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