Apatodon mirus Apatodon

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Apatodon 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (156.3–145 Mya)
Place
Colorado, USA
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Apatodon is a dubious genus of dinosaur that may have been a theropod. The type, and only species, A. mirus, was named in 1877 by Othniel Charles Marsh. It was found in the Late Jurassic-aged Morrison Formation of Colorado.

What we know

  • Named by Marsh, 1877.
  • Fossils found in Colorado, USA.