Dinosauria›Reptilia
Zupaysaurus Zupaysaurus rougieri Arcucci and Coria 2003
/ˌzuːpeɪˈsɔːrəs/
Late Triassic (Norian) · 227.3–205.7 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
Argentina
Region
La Rioja
Formation
Los Colorados
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Zupaysaurus rougieri is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 227.3–205.7 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from La Rioja, Argentina. It was named by Arcucci and Coria 2003. 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 Zupaysaurus rougieri sits in deep time
Zupaysaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Zupaysaurus rougieri'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.