Cretaceous
Muttaburrasaurus
Muttaburrasaurus langdoni
The catalogue presents Muttaburrasaurus as a herbivore member of Rhabdodontidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 103.0–99.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 7.0–9.0 m in length and 2.8 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Mackunda Formation, Queensland, Australia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Muttaburrasaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Bartholomai and Molnar (1981).
The PBDB places it in Elasmaria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Rhabdodontidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Rhabdodontidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Albian to the Cenomanian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Mackunda Formation (1). Provenance: Australia.
The catalogue records the holotype as QM F6140 and the type locality as “Mackunda Formation, Queensland, Australia”.
- QM F6140
- Mackunda Formation, Queensland, Australia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 7.0–9.0 m in length and 2.8 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 7.0-9.0 m
- 2.8 tons
The record gathers 30 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
- 7.0–9.0 m
- Weight
- 2.8 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 103.0–99.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1981
- Described by
- Allan Bartholomai & Ralph Molnar
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Rhabdodontidae
- Genus
- Muttaburrasaurus
- Species
- M. langdoni
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
- QM F6140
- Type locality
- Mackunda Formation, Queensland, Australia