Genus · Stegosauridae · Jurassic
Kentrosaurus
Named by Hennig 1915
Kentrosaurus lived 149.2–145 million years ago, during the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic. The Paleobiology Database lists 27 fossil records for it from 1 country (Tanzania) — the 48th 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: 100% of its records are from the Tendaguru Formation.
- Every record is from Tanzania; Lindi alone has 27 of them.
- Giraffatitan appears in 48% of the collections that hold Kentrosaurus; Dicraeosaurus in 19%.
- Its stage range spans about 4.2 million years (98th longest of 99); it is the 4th best-recorded of the 14 armoured & plated dinosaurs here.
1 accepted species
Kentrosaurus has a single accepted species in PBDB.
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kentrosaurus aethiopicus | Hennig 1915 | 26 |
Where it was found
27 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
States & provinces
| Region | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lindi | 27 | 100% |
Records by stage
Well-dated records, by the stage of their mid-point age.
Depositional settings
Other armoured & plated dinosaurs of its time
Same group, overlapping stage range, not found in the same collections.
| Genus | Age | Country | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stegosaurus | 154.8–145 Ma | United States, Portugal | 86 |
| Dacentrurus | 154.8–145 Ma | Portugal, Spain | 31 |
Also from these formations
Data: PBDB taxon 38811 · method