Dinosauria›Saurischia›Sauropodomorpha›Plateosauridae
Silhouette of Unaysaurus tolentinoi

Unaysaurus Unaysaurus tolentinoi Leal et al. 2004

/ʌnaɪsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Late Triassic (Norian) · 227.3–205.7 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade

Overview

Unaysaurus tolentinoi is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 227.3–205.7 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. It was named by Leal et al. 2004. 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 Unaysaurus tolentinoi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Unaysaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Protoavis
Protoavis texensis
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predator–prey
Velocipes
Velocipes guerichi
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predator–prey
Zupaysaurus
Zupaysaurus rougieri
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coexisted–with
Krzyzanowskisaurus
Krzyzanowskisaurus hunti
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coexisted–with
Tawa
Tawa hallae
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same–clade
Ruehleia
Ruehleia bedheimensis
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same–clade
Plateosaurus
Plateosaurus gracilis
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same–clade
Plateosaurus
Plateosaurus engelhardti
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