Jurassic
Scelidosaurus
Scelidosaurus harrisonii
The catalogue presents Scelidosaurus as a herbivore member of Scelidosauridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 196 Ma. Its estimated range is 4.0 m in length and 0.25 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Dorset, England. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Scelidosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Owen (1859).
The PBDB places it in Scelidosauridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Scelidosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Scelidosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Rhaetian to the Toarcian.
The PBDB catalogues 9 occurrences, with material from the Charmouth Mudstone Formation (9). Provenance: United Kingdom.
The catalogue records the holotype as NHMUK PV R 1111 and the type locality as “Dorset, England”.
- NHMUK PV R 1111
- Dorset, England
The catalogue's reference measurements are 4.0 m in length and 0.25 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 4.0 m
- 0.25 tons
The record gathers 82 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
- 4.0 m
- Weight
- 0.25 t
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 196 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1859
- Described by
- Richard Owen
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Scelidosauridae
- Genus
- Scelidosaurus
- Species
- S. harrisonii
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 1111
- Type locality
- Dorset, England