Dinosauria›Ornithischia›Scelidosauridae
Scelidosaurus Scelidosaurus harrisonii Owen 1861
/ˌsɛlɪdoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) · 199.5–192.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview
Scelidosaurus harrisonii is a dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 199.5–192.9 million years ago. It was a herbivore. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Confirmed
Inferred
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.