Jurassic
Elaphrosaurus
Elaphrosaurus bambergi
The catalogue presents Elaphrosaurus as a carnivore member of Noasauridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 154.0–150.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 6.0–7.0 m in length and 200–250 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Elaphrosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Janensch (1920).
The PBDB places it in Elaphrosaurinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Noasauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Noasauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Kimmeridgian to the Cenomanian.
The PBDB catalogues 2 occurrences, with material from the Tendaguru Formation (2). Provenance: Tanzania.
The catalogue records the holotype as HMN MB R.1969 and the type locality as “Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania”.
- HMN MB R.1969
- Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania
The catalogue's reference measurements are 6.0–7.0 m in length and 200–250 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 6.0-7.0 m
- 200-250 kg
The record gathers 51 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
- 6.0–7.0 m
- Weight
- 200–250 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 154.0–150.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1920
- Described by
- Werner Janensch
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Noasauridae
- Genus
- Elaphrosaurus
- Species
- E. bambergi
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
- HMN MB R.1969
- Type locality
- Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania