Dinosauria›Reptilia›Galliformes›Theropoda›Phasianidae
Silhouette of Tympanuchus lulli

Tympanuchus Tympanuchus lulli Shufeldt 1915

/tˈɪmpɐnˌʌtʃəs/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Late Pleistocene) · ~2.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
granivore
Locomotion
flight
Habitat
flying

Where It Was Found

Country
United States
Region
New Jersey
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in United States. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Tympanuchus lulli is a theropod dinosaur known from Late Cretaceous. It was a granivore. It is recorded as flying. Fossils have been recovered from New Jersey, United States. It was named by Shufeldt 1915. 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 Tympanuchus lulli sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Tympanuchus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Tympanuchus lulli'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.

same–clade
Progura
Progura campestris
View profile →
same–clade
Garrdimalga
Garrdimalga mcnamarai
View profile →
same–clade
Leipoa
Leipoa ocellata
View profile →
same–clade
Latagallina
Latagallina olsoni
View profile →