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Supersaurus
Supersaurus vivianae Jensen 1985
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 154.8–143.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Supersaurus vivianae is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 154.8–143.1 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Jensen 1985. The species is represented by 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~15%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Supersaurus sits in deep time
Supersaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Supersaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.