Dinosaurs found in
Tanzania
17 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Tanzania, from 114 recorded finds. The best known are Ceratosaurus, Giraffatitan and Kentrosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Tendaguru Formation, the Manda Beds Formation and the Galula Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Tanzania
Morrison Fm. · named 1884
Ceratosaurus
6 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic
Tendaguru Fm. · named 1988
Giraffatitan
23 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
Tendaguru Fm. · named 1915
Kentrosaurus
5 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
Manda Beds Fm. · named 1967
Nyasasaurus
Middle Triassic
Tendaguru Fm. · named 1920
Elaphrosaurus
6.2 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic
Tendaguru Fm. · named 2011
Veterupristisaurus
CarnivoreLate Jurassic
Tendaguru Fm. · named 1914
Dicraeosaurus
20 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
Manda Beds Fm. · named 2010
Asilisaurus
HerbivoreMiddle Triassic
