Dinosauria›Ornithischia›Scelidosauridae
Scelidosaurus Scelidosaurus harrisonii Owen 1861
/ˌsɛlɪdoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 199.5–192.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Dig sites
9
distinct collections
Overview
Scelidosaurus harrisonii is a dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 199.5–192.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from England, United Kingdom. It was named by Owen 1861. The species is represented by 9 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~30%
well attested
Based on 9 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Scelidosaurus harrisonii sits in deep time
Scelidosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Scelidosaurus harrisonii'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.