Cretaceous
Kunbarrasaurus
Kunbarrasaurus ieversi
The catalogue presents Kunbarrasaurus as a herbivore member of Ankylosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 106.3–100.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 2.5–3.0 m in length and 180–250 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Allaru Formation, Queensland, Australia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Kunbarrasaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Leahey et al. (2015).
The PBDB places it in Parankylosauria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Ankylosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Ankylosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Albian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Toolebuc Formation (1). Provenance: Australia.
The catalogue records the type locality as “Allaru Formation, Queensland, Australia”.
- Allaru Formation, Queensland, Australia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 2.5–3.0 m in length and 180–250 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 2.5-3.0 m
- 180-250 kg
The record gathers 4 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
- 2.5–3.0 m
- Weight
- 180–250 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 106.3–100.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2015
- Described by
- Thompson et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Ankylosauridae
- Genus
- Kunbarrasaurus
- Species
- i. ieversi
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
- not documented in this catalogue
- Type locality
- Allaru Formation, Queensland, Australia