Dinosauria›Saurischia
Vulcanodon Vulcanodon karibaensis Raath 1972
/vˈʌlkɐnˌɑːdən/
estimated
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) · 199.5–184.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
Zimbabwe
Region
Mashonaland North
Formation
Forest Sandstone
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Vulcanodon karibaensis is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 199.5–184.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe. It was named by Raath 1972. 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 Vulcanodon karibaensis sits in deep time
Vulcanodon
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Vulcanodon karibaensis'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.