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Xixiposaurus

Xixiposaurus suni Sekiya 2010

Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 201.4–192.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Xixiposaurus suni is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–192.9 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. It was named by Sekiya 2010. 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 Xixiposaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Xixiposaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Sinosaurus
Sinosaurus triassicus
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predator–prey
Megapnosaurus
Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis
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predator–prey
Sarcosaurus
Sarcosaurus woodi
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coexisted–with
Scelidosaurus
Scelidosaurus harrisonii
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coexisted–with
Lesothosaurus
Lesothosaurus diagnosticus
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same–clade
Thecodontosaurus
Thecodontosaurus minimus
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same–clade
Arcusaurus
Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum
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same–clade
Anchisaurus
Anchisaurus polyzelus
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