Genus: Kentrosaurus HENNIG, 1915
Etymology: Greek, kentron, “spur, sharp point” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: “sharp point lizard”.
= Centrurosaurus NOPSCA, 1917 (sic)
= Doryphorosaurus NOPCSA, 1916
Etymology: Greek, dory, “spear”, Greek, phoro, “bear, carry" and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: “spear-carrier lizard”.
= Kentrurosaurus HENNIG, 1916
Etymology: Greek, kentron, “spur, sharp point”, Greek, oura, “tail”, and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: “sharp-point tailed lizard”.

Species: aethiopicus HENNIG, 1915
Etymology: In reference to Africa, where the specimen was discovered.
= Doryphorosaurus aethiopicus (HENNIG, 1915) NOPCSA, 1916
= Kentrurosaurus aethiopicus (HENNIG, 1915) HENNIG, 1916

Lectotype: HMNH MB.R. 48001-37 (old ST694-695)

Locality: Pit St. Kindope, 3 km North-west of Tendaguru, Tanzania, East Africa.

Horizon: Middle Saurian Bed of the Tendaguru Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Kimmeridgian-Tithonian Stage, Middle-Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Breakdown as follows (MALLISON, 2011):

MB.R. 4800.1-3 (St 441-443): 3 articulated posterior dorsal vertebrae.

MB.R. 4800.4 (St 451): Most posterior dorsal vertebra.

MB.R. 4800.5 (St 439): Sacrum (5 sacral and 1 dorososacral vertebrae).

MB.R. 4800.6-11 (St 439): 6 articulating anterior caudals.

MB.R. 4800.12-32 (ST 476-499): 23 articulating caudal vertebrae (St 476-499 in reverse order: MB.R. 4800.29, the 24th caudal, corresponds to two field numbers St 481 and St 482 due to a double numbering in the field, MB.R.4800.32 corresponds to St 476-479, which are coossified).

MB.R. 4800.33 (St 461): Left ulna.

MB.R. 4800.34 (St 446): Left ilium.

MB.R. 4800.35 (St 439): Right ilium.

MB.R. 4800.36 (St 463): Left femur.

MB.R. 4800.37 (St 446): Right femur.

HMNH ST694-695: 2 associated middorsal vertebrae.

Shoulder spike facing backwards.

Skeleton with shoulder spike facing forward.

Skull elements.

Paralectotypes:

HMN ST460: Braincase. (Destroyed during WWII)

HMN WJ60: dentary.

HMN BB6, HMN EH52, HMN EH58, HMN NG7, HMN ST81, HMN ST112, HMN ST250, HMN ST261, HMN ST306, HMN ST542, HMN ST574, HMN ST701, HMN ST813, HMN ST814, HMN ST815: Left scapula.

HMN EH85, HMN IG436, HMN NG9, HMN ST3, HMN ST33, HMN ST137, HMN ST141, HMN ST249, HMN ST253, HMN ST264, HMN ST268, HMN ST290, HMN ST308, HMN ST319, HMN ST329, HMN ST688, HMN ST737, HMN ST807, HMN ST827, HMN ST864: Right scapula.

HMN BB10, HMN NG8, HMN ST38, HMN ST255, HMN ST680, HMN ST699, HMN ST703/3: Left coracoid.

HMN ST106, HMN HST3, HMN KI119, HMN NG5, HMN NG19, HMN Q16, HMN R19, HMN ST105, HMN ST106, HMN ST109, HMN ST153, HMN ST251, HMN ST252, HMN ST569, HMN ST740, HMN ST753, HMN YY7: Left humerus.

HMN KI118, HMN IV1, HMN NG4, HMN R6, HMN ST5, HMN ST53, HMN ST54, HMN ST221, HMN ST228, HMN ST307, HMN ST310, HMN ST562, HMN ST649, HMN ST735, HMN ST816, HMN X127, UT 1524/1:[ Formerly HMN ST129], HMN ST1, HMN ST95, HMN ST97, HMN ST256, HMN ST576, HMN ST668: Right humerus.

HMN NG11: Left and right ulna.

HMN G4: Ulna.

HMN ST461, HMN NG10, HMN ST13, HMN ST114, HMN ST262, HMN ST516, HMN ST767, UT 1524/2:[ Formerly HMN ST113], HMN ST566, HMN ST461: Left ulna.

HMN EH25, HMN IXM7, HMN ST204, HMN XIV10A, HMN ST238, HMN ST293, HMN ST355, HMN ST511, HMN ST559, HMN ST565, HMN ST830, HMN ST835: Right ulna.

MNH ST77, HMN EH15, HMN EH86, HMN NG6, HMN ST39, HMN ST158, HMN ST689: Right radius.

HMN EH212, HMN R8, HMN R10, HMN ST203, UT 1524/3:[ Formerly HMN ST515], HMN ST300, HMN ST586, HMN ST674, HMN ST691: Left radius.

HMN ST34, HMN ST44, HMN ST111, HMN ST127, HMN ST163, HMN ST202, HMN ST213, HMN ST217, HMN ST224-ST225, HMN ST239, HMN ST331, HMN ST474, HMN ST630, HMN ST676, HMN ST739, HNM ST749, HNM ST839, UT1524/4:[ Formerly HMN ST133], HMN ST377: Left ilium.

HMN BB5, HMN EH3, HMN EH35, HMN EH63, HMN EH187, HMN ST35, HMN ST43, HMN ST83, HMN ST84, HMN ST91, HMN ST102, HMN ST230, HMN ST232, HMN ST330, HMN ST346, HMN ST372, HMN ST449, HMN ST475, HMN ST526, HMN ST556, HMN ST654, HMN ST666: Right ilium.

HMN ST544, HMN ST555: Right ilium, left ilium.

HMN ST335, HMN ST325: Right ischium.

HMN ST336, HMN ST766: Left ischium.

HMN ST575(858), HMN ST577: pubis.

HMN ST462: Right pubis.

HMN ST92, HMN ST587(572), HMN ST758: Left pubis.

HMN ST463, HMN BB2, HMN EH7, HMN EH69, HNM EH224, HNM EH239, HMN R4, HMN ST23, HMN ST30, HMN ST73, HMN ST134, HMN ST219, HMN ST220, HMN ST247, HMN ST277, HMN ST434, HMN ST463, HMN ST471, HMN ST504, HMN ST506-ST507, HMN ST552, HMN ST558, HMN ST592, HMN ST667, HMN ST669, HMN ST774, HNM ST831, HNM ST848, HNM ST865: Left femora.

HMN BB1, HMN EH54, HMN NG21, HMN NG23, HMN NY11, HMN R4, HMN R5, HMN R9, HMN ST2, HMN ST6, HMN ST9, HMN ST71, HMN ST131, HMN ST161, HMN ST164, HMN ST209, HMN ST227, HMN ST287, HMN ST311, HMN ST332, HMN ST337, HMN ST553, HMN ST632, HMN ST812: Right femur.

HMN NG11? Left femur.

HMN ST152, HMN IG290, HMN II44, HMN NG3, HMN R3, HMN R18, HMN ST14, HMN ST152, HMN ST226, HMN ST278, HMN ST321, HMN ST501, HMN ST549, HMN ST762, HMN ST768: Left tibiae.

HMN EH11,HNM NG2, HMN R2, HMN ST70, HMN ST96, HMN ST126, HNM ST155, HMN ST222, HMN ST263, HMN ST288, HMN ST279, HNM ST281, HMN ST333, HMN ST467, HMN ST670, HMN ST693: Right tibia.

HMN EH220, HMN ST27, HMN ST41, HMN ST75, HMN ST113, HMN ST254, HMN ST450, HMN ST472: Left fibula.

HMN ST297, UT 1524/6:[Formerly HMN ST130], HMN ST547R?, HMN ST55, HMN ST74, HMN ST297, HMN ST312, HMN ST468, HMN ST741R?, HMN ST783: Right fibula.

HMN EH106, HMN ST289A: Right metacarpal I.

HMN X30, HMN X64(?), HMN X68: Right metacarpal II.

HMN X33, HMN X36, HMN X79B(?): Left metacarpal II.

HMN HE27(?), HMN X32, HMN X79C, HMN X114, HMN X123(?): Left metacarpal III.

HMN NG13, HMN X48, HMN X96: Right metacarpal III.

HMN TL24, HMN WJ39590, HMN ST289B: Left metacarpal IV.

HMN KI122, HMN ST514, HMN X50, HMN X108: Left metacarpal V.

HMN X51, HMN X79A, HMN X115, HMN X130: Right metacarpal V.

HMN X38, HMN X39: Right metacarpal phalange.

HMN X110: Left metacarpal IV phalange.

HMN X111: Left metacarpal III phalange.

HMN X112: Left metacarpal I phalange.

HMN X126C: Left metacarpal II phalange.

HMN X54: Left metacarpal IV phalange.

UT 1524/8: [Formerly WJ8536]: Right metacarpal.

HMN ST269, HMN ST585: Cervical vertebrae.

HMN ST160, HMN ST223, HMN ST441, HMN ST442, HMN ST541: Dorsal vertebrae.

HMN ST856: Anterior caudal.

HMN ST171- ST186, HMN ST188- ST199, HMN ST324A- ST324H, HMN ST476-499, HMN ST598-ST621, HMN ST684-ST684E, HMN ST707-ST711, HMN ST439, 5: Caudal vertebrae.

HMN ST90: 8th right flat spine.

HMN ST345: Right parasacral spine.

HMN ST575: Terminal long spine.

HMN ST758: Terminal long spine. (Destroyed during WWII)

HMN EH2: Right femur, right or left round spine.

HMN EH8: Right femur, right scapula.

HMN EH76: Left scapula, right scapula.

HMN X31 (?) Right metatarsal II.

HMN WJ3370, HMN X49, HMN X52, HMN X100, HMN X116, HMN X118, HMN EH41, HMN HE39, HMN ST289D (?): Right metatarsal II.

HMN IG13405, HMN KI108, HMN ST289E, HMN WJ11, HMN X42, HMN X43, HMN X101, HMN X102: Left metatarsal II.

HMN X44: Right metatarsal III.

HMN KI109, HMN WJ1782: Left metatarsal III.

HMN TL33, HMN X46, HMN X119 (?), HMN X56: Right metatarsal IV.

HMN KI110, HMN X34, HMN X35, HMN X40, HMN X47, HMN X57: Left metatarsal IV.

HMN KI117, HMN ST257A, HMN ST257B, HMN ST794: Right metatarsal III.

HMN HE45, HMN KI124: Right metatarsal IV.

HMN R17: Left metatarsal IV, right metacarpal I.

HMN EH87, HMN ST80, HMN ST99, HMN ST140, HMN ST211, HMN ST276, HMN ST298, HMN ST512(R?), HMN ST829: Right plates.

HMN ST78: Right round spine.

HMN EH146, HMN EH167: Right or left rundstacehein.

HMN ST139, HKMN ST205, HMN ST354, HMN ST380, HMN ST756: Right round spines.

HMN NG30 (L?), HMN R14, HMN ST760: Left round spines.

HMN EH177: Right ilium, left scapula.

HMN EH197, HMN ST62, HMN ST90, HMN ST236, HMN ST236A (L?), HMN ST265, HMN ST285, HMN ST303 (L?), HMN ST304, HMN ST652, HMN ST751, HMN ST338: Left plates.

HMN ST36 (L?): Left plates ein.

HMN HST2, HMN HST10, HMN ST671, HMN ST672: Right long spine.

HMN I10: Right metacarpal III phalange.

HMN KI13, HMN KI15, HMN ST98, HMN ST100, HMN ST231, HMN ST317, HMN ST314, HMN ST315, HMN ST575, HMN ST685, HMN ST690, HMN ST743, HMN ST857, HMN ST862, HMN ST821, HMN ST789, HMN KI120, HMN ST45: Left langsteichen.

HMN NG22, HMN R16, HMN ST116, HMN ST167, HMN ST216, HMN ST313, HMN ST316, HMN ST318, HMN ST320, HMN ST570, HMN ST575(R?), HMN ST588, HMN ST683, HMN ST704: Right long spine..

HMN ST4: Juvenile pubis, left long spine.

HMN ST7: Left ilium, right coracoid.

HMN ST8: Left femur, left fibula.

HMN KI106: Left tibia, left fibula.

HMN ST36: Right scapula, left metacarpal IV.

HMN ST37: Right scapula, right scapula.

HMN ST46: Right or left round spine.

HMN ST52: Left scapula, left plate.

HMN ST93: Left femur, left humerus.

HMN ST72: Right femur, left femur.

HMN ST77: Right tibia, right radius.

HMN ST103: Right fibula, left humerus.

HMN ST107: Right ulna, right or left round spine.

HMN ST117: Left long spine, left plate.

HMN ST151: Right femur, right tibia.

HMN ST159: Right and left long spine.

HMN ST162: Left ilium, left metacarpal I.

HMN ST169: Right ulna, right long spine.

HMN ST170: Right long spine, caudal vertebrae.

HMN ST187: Right femur, caudal vertebrae.

HMN ST210: Right ilium, left plate.

HMN ST218: Right ilium, left ilium.

HMN ST229: Right scapula, right humerus.

HMN ST260: Right fibula, left ulna.

HMN ST283: Right femur, left ulna.

HMN ST292: Right scapula, left metacarpal V.

HMN ST302: Right humerus, right or left rundstachien.

HMN ST305: Left femur, right round spine.

HMN ST341: Left coracoid, left ulna.

HMN ST342: Right scapula, right coracoid.

HNM ST345: Left scapula, right round spine.

HMN ST439: Sacrum, caudal vertebrae.

HMN ST446: Right ilium, left ilium, right femur.

HMN ST500: Left ilium and sacrum.

HMN ST510: Right femur, left femur.

HMN ST517: Right ulna, left metacarpal IV.

HMN ST518: Left femur, right long spine.

HMN ST537: Left ischium, right coracoid.

HMN ST557: Left fibula, right humerus, sacrum.

HMN ST567: Right scapula, right plate.

HMN ST591, HMN ST595: Left tibia, left fibula.

HMN ST596: Right scapula, right coracoid.

HMN ST597: Fibula, fragmentary left ilium.

HMN ST673: Left femur, right plate.

HMN ST684: Right and left long spine.

HMN ST686: Right tibia, right fibula and astragalus.

HMN ST687: Right scapula, right coracoid.

HMN ST698: Left tibia, left fibula.

HMN ST712: Left plattastachein, caudal vertebrae.

HMN ST714: Right and left round spine.

HMN ST752: Right scapula, left scapula.

HMN ST810: Left scapula, left coracoid.

HMN ST817: Left femur, left humerus.

HMN ST834: Right scapula, right radius.

HMN ST: Fragmentary left and right humerus.

UT 1524/5: [Formerly HMN ST94], left tibia and femur.

UT 1524/7: right parasacral spine.