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Elaphrosaurus

Elaphrosaurus bambergi Janensch 1920

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · 152.2–149.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
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 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Elaphrosaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Elaphrosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Elaphrosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Zby
Zby atlanticus
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predator–prey
Amanzia
Amanzia greppini
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predator–prey
Bicharracosaurus
Bicharracosaurus dionidei
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coexisted–with
Dinheirosaurus
Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis
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coexisted–with
Suuwassea
Suuwassea emilieae
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same–clade
Juravenator
Juravenator starki
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same–clade
Sciurumimus
Sciurumimus albersdoerferi
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same–clade
Veterupristisaurus
Veterupristisaurus milneri
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