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Tugulusaurus Tugulusaurus faciles Dong 1973

/tˌuːɡjʊluːsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · 137.1–100.5 Mya

Key Statistics

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

Where It Was Found

Country
China
Region
Xinjiang
Formation
Lianmuqin
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in China. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Tugulusaurus faciles is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 137.1–100.5 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Xinjiang, China. It was named by Dong 1973. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Tugulusaurus faciles sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Tugulusaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Tugulusaurus faciles'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
Wuerhosaurus
Wuerhosaurus homheni
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predator–prey
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus xinjiangensis
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
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coexisted–with
Atlascopcosaurus
Atlascopcosaurus loadsi
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coexisted–with
Polacanthus
Polacanthus foxii
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coexisted–with
Ouranosaurus
Ouranosaurus nigeriensis
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coexisted–with
Hylaeosaurus
Hylaeosaurus armatus
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same–clade
Xinjiangovenator
Xinjiangovenator parvus
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