Jurassic
Proceratosaurus
Proceratosaurus bradleyi
The catalogue presents Proceratosaurus as a carnivore member of Proceratosauridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 166 Ma. Its estimated range is 3.0 m in length and 75 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Gloucestershire, England. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Proceratosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Huene (1926).
The PBDB places it in Proceratosauridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Proceratosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Proceratosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Bathonian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the White Limestone Formation (1). Provenance: United Kingdom.
The catalogue records the holotype as NHMUK PV R 4860 and the type locality as “Gloucestershire, England”.
- NHMUK PV R 4860
- Gloucestershire, England
The catalogue's reference measurements are 3.0 m in length and 75 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 3.0 m
- 75 kg
The record gathers 25 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
- 3.0 m
- Weight
- 75 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 166 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1910
- Described by
- Arthur Smith Woodward
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Proceratosauridae
- Genus
- Proceratosaurus
- Species
- P. bradleyi
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
- NHMUK PV R 4860
- Type locality
- Gloucestershire, England