Dinosaur
Vespersaurus
The way Vespersaurus stood on its toes was its great peculiarity.
The way Vespersaurus stood on its toes was its great peculiarity. This small theropod’s foot anatomy suggests that its middle toe supported much of its weight. The other toes differed in shape, giving it an unusual stance among known dinosaurs.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Vespersaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Probably carnivorous
- Its anatomy and relatives suggest that it probably ate other animals.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Noasauridae
- Noasaurids
- Fossil locations
- Paraná
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Vespersaurus
Its fossils come from Brazil’s Paraná State, in rocks linked to an ancient desert environment. The exact age of these deposits has been interpreted in different ways, so the broad period Cretaceous is retained here.
Feet can tell us as much about an animal as teeth. Studying which toes bore its weight helps investigate movement, although it does not automatically reveal an exact speed or every detail of its hunting habits.
Feet can tell us as much about an animal as teeth. Studying which toes bore its weight helps investigate movement, although it does not automatically reveal an exact speed or every detail of its hunting habits.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
Its fossils come from Brazil’s Paraná State, in rocks linked to an ancient desert environment. The exact age of these deposits has been interpreted in different ways, so the broad period Cretaceous is retained here.
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