Genus · Dicraeosauridae · Jurassic
Dicraeosaurus
Named by Janensch 1914
Dicraeosaurus lived 154.8–145 million years ago, during the Kimmeridgian to Tithonian stages of the Late Jurassic. The Paleobiology Database lists 19 fossil records for it from 2 countries (Tanzania and Zimbabwe) — the 65th most of the 99 genera on this site.
Where it sits in time
Key facts from the records
- Most of what is known comes from one rock unit: 95% of its records are from the Tendaguru Formation.
- Giraffatitan appears in 50% of the collections that hold Dicraeosaurus; Kentrosaurus in 28%.
- Its stage range spans about 9.8 million years (56th longest of 99); it is the 13th best-recorded of the 19 sauropodomorphs here.
2 accepted species
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Dicraeosaurus sattleri | Janensch 1914 | 12 |
| Dicraeosaurus hansemanni | Janensch 1914 | 5 |
Where it was found
19 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
Records by stage
Well-dated records, by the stage of their mid-point age.
Depositional settings
Other sauropodomorphs of its time
Same group, overlapping stage range, not found in the same collections.
| Genus | Age | Country | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apatosaurus | 154.8–145 Ma | United States | 67 |
| Diplodocus | 154.8–145 Ma | United States | 66 |
| Cetiosaurus | 168.2–125.77 Ma | United Kingdom, Morocco | 30 |
| Mamenchisaurus | 165.3–145 Ma | China, Mongolia | 24 |
| Brontosaurus | 149.2–145 Ma | United States | 23 |
| Omeisaurus | 165.3–145 Ma | China | 13 |
Also from these formations
Data: PBDB taxon 38668 · method