Cretaceous
Atlascopcosaurus
Atlascopcosaurus loadsi
The catalogue presents Atlascopcosaurus as a herbivore member of Hypsilophodontidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 115.0–105.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 2.0–3.0 m in length and 60–100 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Eumeralla Formation, Victoria, Australia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Atlascopcosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Rich and Vickers-Rich (1989).
The PBDB places it in Elasmaria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Hypsilophodontidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Hypsilophodontidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Barremian to the Albian.
The PBDB catalogues 7 occurrences, with material from the Eumeralla Formation (6) and from the "Wonthaggi" Formation (1). Provenance: Australia.
The catalogue records the holotype as NMV P186047 and the type locality as “Eumeralla Formation, Victoria, Australia”.
- NMV P186047
- Eumeralla Formation, Victoria, Australia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 2.0–3.0 m in length and 60–100 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 2.0-3.0 m
- 60-100 kg
The record gathers 15 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 2.0–3.0 m
- Weight
- 60–100 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 115.0–105.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1989
- Described by
- Rich & Rich
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Hypsilophodontidae
- Genus
- Atlascopcosaurus
- Species
- A. loadsi
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- NMV P186047
- Type locality
- Eumeralla Formation, Victoria, Australia