Genus
Valid Extinct

Spinostropheus

Sereno et al. 2004

Spinostropheus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in the Middle Jurassic period and has been found in the Tiourarén Formation, Niger. The type and only species is S. gautieri.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Spinostropheus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Spinostropheus Genus
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇳🇪 Niger
3
Geological formations
Tiourarén
1
Echkar
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Spinostropheus gautieri 162 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
P. C. Sereno, J. A. Wilson, and J. L. Conrad. 2004. New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the mid-Cretaceous. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 271(1546):1325-1330 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
P. C. Sereno, J. A. Wilson, and J. L. Conrad. 2004. New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the mid-Cretaceous. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 271(1546):1325-1330 DOI ↗
A. F. d. Lapparent. 1960. Les Dinosauriens du "Continental intercalaire" du Saharal central [The dinosaurs of the "Continental Intercalaire" of the central Sahara]. Mémoires de la Société géologique de France, nouvelle série 39(88A):1-57