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Elaphrosaurus Danger Pack
Elaphrosaurus was one of the first Jurassic World Dino Trackers figures, part of Danger Pack wave 1 alongside Nothosaurus, Austroraptor and Brachiosaurus. It is a lean, long-necked Jurassic theropod from Tanzania, and Mattel’s figure gives it a teal body, a yellow stripe and a crest of spiky quills. Here is what it looks like, the remarkable expedition that dug it up, and how to unlock it in the Jurassic World Play App.
🦖 Jurassic theropod🌍 From Tanzania🔋 No batteries🧬 DNA scan code
Shipped from Tendaguru
Elaphrosaurus came out of the ground during one of the biggest fossil digs in history, at Tendaguru Hill in what is now southern Tanzania.
The same dig produced the famous Berlin Brachiosaurus skeleton and the spiky stegosaur Kentrosaurus. It took place under German colonial rule, and where these fossils belong is still debated in Tanzania today.
What Is Danger Pack?
Danger Pack is the smaller, battery-free assortment of Mattel’s Dino Trackers line, built around animals that lived, hunted or moved in groups. The figures have movable joints and a hidden tracking code for the app, but no sounds or motorised attacks. Wave 1 brought Elaphrosaurus, Nothosaurus, Austroraptor and Brachiosaurus.
Danger Pack has continued in later Jurassic World lines, and it is the easiest way to build a big Dino Trackers collection on a budget.
Paint and Colours
A cool, sea-green look. Almost the whole figure is teal, with a broken olive-yellow stripe running along the back and up the neck. The head is darker, a slate grey on top with a pale cream stripe along the jaw, a red mouth and a small orange eye.
Sculpt and Detail
Head and quills
The head is long and toothy, shown with the mouth open, and topped by a spiky crown of dark quills that runs down into a frill on the neck. It gives the figure a fierce, punk-rock look, but none of it comes from fossils (see below).
Body and legs
The body is slim and the neck long, which fits the real animal well. The long arms end in three curved claws, the legs are lean with clawed feet, and a row of small bumps runs down the back and tail.
The missing head
Action Features and Articulation
✓ Movable joints✓ Hidden tracking code✓ No batteries needed✗ No sound or attack motion
Like every Danger Pack figure, Elaphrosaurus keeps things simple: movable joints for posing and play, no electronics, and a tracking code hidden on the figure for the app, on a tag on the back. Its slim build and long legs make it look fast, perfect for chase scenes.
Size and Specs
Sold in the HLN49 Danger Pack assortment, for ages 4 and up. It pairs naturally with the Danger Pack Brachiosaurus, which comes from the same Tendaguru dig.
Is It Worth Buying?
Elaphrosaurus is a good pick for collectors who like rare species and for kids who want a fast-looking predator without batteries. The teal and yellow colours are striking and the quill crown looks fierce in play. Just remember the head is Mattel’s imagination, since no skull has ever been found.
It is mostly found second hand now.
What we like
- Rare Jurassic species
- Slim, long-necked build like the real animal
- Striking teal and yellow paint
- No batteries needed
Good to know
- Head and quills are invented
- No sound or attack motion
- Small size
About Elaphrosaurus
Elaphrosaurus bambergi was named in 1920 by German palaeontologist Werner Janensch. The name means light-footed lizard, and the species name honours industrialist Paul Bamberg, who helped fund the Tendaguru expeditions. The skeleton is kept at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.
It lived in the Late Jurassic, about 154 million years ago, alongside Brachiosaurus-like giants and Kentrosaurus. It was about 6 m long but only around 210 kg, with a long neck, a very long, shallow body and comparatively short legs for its length.
For decades nobody was sure where it belonged in the family tree. It is now seen as a ceratosaur in the noasaurid group, closely related to the beaked Limusaurus, which means it may not have been a meat-eater at all as an adult.
How to Unlock Elaphrosaurus in the Jurassic World Play App
Open the Jurassic World Play App (it used to be called the Jurassic World Facts App), tap Scan and point your camera at the DNA code below. On the figure, the same code is on a small tag on the back.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Danger Pack figures have no electronics. Elaphrosaurus has movable joints and a hidden tracking code for the app.
Light-footed lizard. It was named by Werner Janensch in 1920.
No. It is known from a skeleton without a skull, so the figure’s head is a reconstruction.
Not certain. Its close relative Limusaurus lost its teeth as an adult and had a beak, so Elaphrosaurus may also have eaten plants or a mixed diet.
About 6 m long and around 210 kg, with a long neck and a long, slim body.
Open the Jurassic World Play App, tap Scan and point your camera at the tag on the figure’s back, or at the copy of the code on this page.