Elaphrosaurus
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Elaphrosaurus
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- Lived
- 152 to 149 million years ago, Late Jurassic
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Length
- about 6.2 m (20 ft)
- Group
- Theropods, Noasauridae
- Found in
- Tanzania
- Named by
- Janensch 1920
Field notes
About Elaphrosaurus
Elaphrosaurus was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Late Jurassic, 152 to 149 million years ago. It belongs to the family Noasauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Elaphrosaurus, from Tanzania. Its fossils come from the Tendaguru Formation. It was named by Janensch in 1920.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
150 million years ago
To scale
How big was Elaphrosaurus?
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Noasauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: W. Janensch. 1920. Ueber Elaphrosaurus bambergi und die Megalosaurier aus den Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafrikas [On Elaphrosaurus bambergi and the megalosaurs of the Tendaguru Formation of German East Africa]. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1920:225-235