Coelophysis

Late Triassic (215-200 Ma)CarnivoreTheropoda

PeriodLate Triassic (215-200 Ma)

DietCarnivore

Length3 m

Weight20 kg

LocationNew Mexico, USA

ClassificationTheropoda

About Coelophysis

One of the earliest known dinosaurs. Hundreds of skeletons found together at Ghost Ranch, suggesting mass death events (possibly a flood). Once thought to be cannibalistic based on juvenile bones inside ribcages, but this is debated. A small, fast, agile predator. Shows early dinosaur body plan before diversification.

Size

3 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m

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