Jurassic
Dracoraptor
Dracoraptor hanigani
The catalogue presents Dracoraptor as a carnivore member of Coelophysidae that lived during the Jurassic, between 201.3–199.5 Ma. Its estimated range is 0.7–1.0 m in length and 2–5 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Jurassic Coast, Wales, UK. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Dracoraptor, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Martill et al. (2016).
The PBDB places it in Coelophysoidea, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Coelophysidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Coelophysidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Hettangian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Blue Lias Formation (1). Provenance: United Kingdom.
The catalogue records the holotype as NMW 2015.5G.1 and the type locality as “Jurassic Coast, Wales, UK”.
- NMW 2015.5G.1
- Jurassic Coast, Wales, UK
The catalogue's reference measurements are 0.7–1.0 m in length and 2–5 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 0.7-1.0 m
- 2-5 kg
The record gathers 1 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
- 0.7–1.0 m
- Weight
- 2–5 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 201.3–199.5 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2016
- Described by
- Martill et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Coelophysidae
- Genus
- Dracoraptor
- Species
- D. hanigani
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
- NMW 2015.5G.1
- Type locality
- Jurassic Coast, Wales, UK