Apatodon

Apatodon mirus

Apatodon had a diet that is still unclear and moved in a way the fossils do not settle. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in the United States.

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When: Late Jurassic
Named in: 1877 · Marsh, O. C.
Hip height: Not established
Length: Not established
Weight: Not established
Found in: the United States
Food and walking: Not recorded · Not recorded
Kind: early dinosaur · Early dinosaur
Family branch: Dinosauria

The story in short

Apatodon was formally named in 1877 by O. C. Marsh.

Fossils referred to Apatodon date to the Late Jurassic, within an age that is only broadly constrained. Finds come from the United States.

The fossils of Apatodon are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.

On the family tree it sits in Dinosauria, among the earliest dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Chilesaurus

Chilesaurus diegosuarezi

Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · roughly 149.2 to 143.1 million years ago

Lametasaurus

Lametasaurus indicus

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago

Thecospondylus

Thecospondylus horneri

Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) · roughly 137.1 to 132.6 million years ago