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Silhouette of Zby

Zby

Zby atlanticus Mateus et al. 2014

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · 152.2–149.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Zby atlanticus is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 152.2–149.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Mateus et al. 2014. 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Zby sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Zby
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Veterupristisaurus
Veterupristisaurus milneri
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predator–prey
Elaphrosaurus
Elaphrosaurus bambergi
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predator–prey
Juravenator
Juravenator starki
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coexisted–with
Anchiornis
Anchiornis huxleyi
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coexisted–with
Aviatyrannis
Aviatyrannis jurassica
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same–clade
Dinheirosaurus
Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis
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same–clade
Suuwassea
Suuwassea emilieae
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same–clade
Europasaurus
Europasaurus holgeri
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