Cretaceous
Lurdusaurus
Lurdusaurus arenatus
The catalogue presents Lurdusaurus as a herbivore member of Iguanodontidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 110 Ma. Its estimated range is 9.0 m in length and 5 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Agadez, Niger. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Lurdusaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Taquet and Russell (1999).
The PBDB places it in Iguanodontoidea, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Iguanodontidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Iguanodontidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Albian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Elrhaz Formation (1). Provenance: Niger.
The catalogue records the holotype as MNHN GDF 1700 and the type locality as “Agadez, Niger”.
- MNHN GDF 1700
- Agadez, Niger
The catalogue's reference measurements are 9.0 m in length and 5 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 9.0 m
- 5 tons
The record gathers 10 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
- 9.0 m
- Weight
- 5 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 110 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1999
- Described by
- Philippe Taquet
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Iguanodontidae
- Genus
- Lurdusaurus
- Species
- L. arenatus
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
- MNHN GDF 1700
- Type locality
- Agadez, Niger