Noasauridae is an extinct family of theropod dinosaurs belonging to the group Ceratosauria. They were closely related to the short-armed abelisaurids, although most noasaurids had much more traditiona
Masiakasaurus
A skull diagram of Masiakasaurus, the most complete and well-known noasaurine
A skeletal diagram of Limusaurus, the most complete and well-known elaphrosaurine
Velocisaurus, a small and swift noasaurine
Elaphrosaurus is a genus of ceratosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 155 to 145 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period in what is now Tanzania in Africa. Elaphrosaurus was a
Noasauridae
…Subgroups †Afromimus? †Austrocheirus? †Berthasaura? †Compsosuchus? †Deltadromeus? †Genusaurus? †Gualicho? †Kiyacursor †Ligabueino? †Elaphrosaurinae †Elaphrosaurus †Huinculsaurus †Limusaurus †Noasaurinae †Laevisuchus †Masiakasaurus †Noasaurus †Velocisaurus †Vespersaurus Synonyms Velocisauridae Bonaparte, 1991…
Elaphrosaurus mount Mf N Berlin 2018 2
Restoration of Elaphrosaurus with head and hands based on the related Limusaurus
Cervical vertebrae of the holotype
Hind limbs of the holotype