Elaphrosaurus Elaphrosaurus bambergi Janensch 1920
/ɛˌlɑːfroʊˈsɔːrəs/
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · 152.2–149.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
Tanzania
Region
Lindi
Formation
Tendaguru
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Overview
Elaphrosaurus bambergi is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 152.2–149.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Lindi, Tanzania. It was named by Janensch 1920. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Elaphrosaurus bambergi sits in deep time
Elaphrosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Elaphrosaurus bambergi's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.