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Xenotarsosaurus Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei Martínez et al. 1986

/zˌɛnoʊtˌɑːɹsəsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) · 100.5–89.8 Mya

Key Statistics

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

Where It Was Found

Country
Argentina
Region
Chubut
Formation
Bajo Barreal
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Argentina. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 100.5–89.8 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Chubut, Argentina. It was named by Martínez et al. 1986. 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 Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Xenotarsosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei'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
Epachthosaurus
Epachthosaurus sciuttoi
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predator–prey
Katepensaurus
Katepensaurus goicoecheai
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predator–prey
Sarmientosaurus
Sarmientosaurus musacchioi
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coexisted–with
Wintonotitan
Wintonotitan wattsi
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coexisted–with
Limaysaurus
Limaysaurus tessonei
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coexisted–with
Diamantinasaurus
Diamantinasaurus matildae
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coexisted–with
Turanoceratops
Turanoceratops tardabilis
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coexisted–with
Savannasaurus
Savannasaurus elliottorum
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