Coelophysis
E364193
Coelophysis was a small, lightly built, carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic period, known for being one of the earliest well-documented theropods.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coelophysis canonical | 4 |
| Coelophysoidea | 3 |
| Coelophysidae | 1 |
| Coelophysis bauri | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivorous dinosaur
ⓘ
prehistoric reptile ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 2 to 3 meters ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 15 to 20 kilograms ⓘ |
| bodyPlan |
lightly built
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| clade |
Coelophysis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coelophysoidea
Dinosauria ⓘ Neotheropoda ⓘ |
| countryFossilsFound |
South Africa
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| describedBy | Edward Drinker Cope ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | David Baldwin ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
possible pack hunter
ⓘ
small predator ⓘ |
| family |
Coelophysis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coelophysidae
|
| forelimbFunction | grasping prey ⓘ |
| fossilAbundance | numerous articulated skeletons ⓘ |
| fossilSite |
Chinle Formation
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinle Formation, southwestern United States
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Petrified Forest National Park ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| habitat |
river and lake margin environments
ⓘ
semi-arid floodplains ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fossil skeletons ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
Norian age
ⓘ
Rhaetian age ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | hollow form ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | hollow limb bones ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest well-documented theropods ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia ⓘ |
| paleontologicalSignificance | important for understanding early theropod evolution ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonCharacteristic |
elongated hind limbs
ⓘ
large eye sockets ⓘ long neck ⓘ narrow skull ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda ⓘ |
| tailFunction | counterbalance for running ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange | approximately 216 to 201 million years ago ⓘ |
| toothType | sharp serrated teeth ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Coelophysis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coelophysis bauri
|
| yearDescribed | 1889 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coelophysidae
this entity surface form:
Coelophysis bauri
this entity surface form:
Coelophysoidea
this entity surface form:
Coelophysoidea
this entity surface form:
Coelophysoidea