Jurassic
Tanycolagreus
Tanycolagreus topwilsoni
The catalogue presents Tanycolagreus as a carnivore member of Coelurosauria that lived during the Jurassic, between 148 Ma. Its estimated range is 4.0 m in length and 60 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Wyoming, USA. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Tanycolagreus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Carpenter et al. (2005).
The PBDB places it in Coelurosauria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Coelurosauria.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Coelurosauria
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Kimmeridgian to the Tithonian.
The PBDB catalogues 3 occurrences, with material from the Morrison Formation (3). Provenance: United States.
The catalogue records the holotype as TPII 2000-09-29-01 and the type locality as “Wyoming, USA”.
- TPII 2000-09-29-01
- Wyoming, USA
The catalogue's reference measurements are 4.0 m in length and 60 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 4.0 m
- 60 kg
The record gathers 7 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
- 60 kg
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 148 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2005
- Described by
- Carpenter et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Coelurosauria
- Genus
- Tanycolagreus
- Species
- T. topwilsoni
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
- TPII 2000-09-29-01
- Type locality
- Wyoming, USA