Dinosauria›Saurischia
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Tehuelchesaurus Tehuelchesaurus benitezii Rich et al. 1999
/teɪhwɛltʃeɪsɔːrəs/
Late Jurassic · 157.9–143.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Tehuelchesaurus benitezii is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 157.9–143.1 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Rich et al. 1999. 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 Tehuelchesaurus benitezii sits in deep time
Tehuelchesaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Tehuelchesaurus benitezii's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.