Veterupristisaurus Veterupristisaurus milneri Rauhut 2011
/vˌɛɾɚɹˌʌpɹɪstɪsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · 152.2–149.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
Tanzania
Region
Lindi
Formation
Tendaguru
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Veterupristisaurus milneri is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 152.2–149.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Lindi, Tanzania. It was named by Rauhut 2011. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Veterupristisaurus milneri sits in deep time
Veterupristisaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Veterupristisaurus milneri'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.