Stokesosaurus
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Stokesosaurus is a small, carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, known from fragmentary remains that suggest it was an early relative of later large tyrannosauroids.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivorous dinosaur
ⓘ
fossil taxon ⓘ prehistoric reptile ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| authority | Madsen 1974 ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| clade | Tyrannosauroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Allosaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apatosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stegosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | small to medium-sized predator ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | approximately 3 meters ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStatus | early tyrannosauroid relative ⓘ |
| forelimbs | short ⓘ |
| formationAge | Late Jurassic Morrison Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilMaterial |
hind limb elements
ⓘ
pelvic elements ⓘ vertebrae ⓘ |
| fossilRange | Late Jurassic of North America ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | sparse ⓘ |
| fossilSite | Morrison Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilStatus | incomplete skeleton ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Kimmeridgian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | semi-arid floodplain ⓘ |
| hindlimbs | long ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fragmentary remains ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Lee Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | tyrannosauroids ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| researchStatus | poorly known ⓘ |
| skeleton | lightly built ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tail | long ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Jurassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | predator ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Stokesosaurus clevelandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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