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Silhouette of Syntarsus

Syntarsus

Syntarsus kayentakatae (Rowe 1989)

Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) · 201.4–184.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Syntarsus kayentakatae is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–184.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by (Rowe 1989). The species is represented by 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~21%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Syntarsus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Syntarsus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Syntarsus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Scutellosaurus
Scutellosaurus lawleri
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predator–prey
Barapasaurus
Barapasaurus tagorei
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predator–prey
Kotasaurus
Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis
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coexisted–with
Sarahsaurus
Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis
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coexisted–with
Vulcanodon
Vulcanodon karibaensis
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same–clade
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus wetherilli
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same–clade
Kayentavenator
Kayentavenator elysiae
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same–clade
Cryolophosaurus
Cryolophosaurus ellioti
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