Dinosauria›Saurischia
Thecodontosaurus Thecodontosaurus minimus Ellenberger 1970
/ðəkˌoʊdɔntəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 201.4–192.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Thecodontosaurus minimus is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–192.9 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. It was named by Ellenberger 1970. 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 Thecodontosaurus minimus sits in deep time
Thecodontosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Thecodontosaurus minimus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.