Camposaurus arizonensis kampoh-SƆːRUHS,_-PUH

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Camposaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Triassic (220 Mya)
Place
North America
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Coelophysidae

Camposaurus ( ) is a coelophysid dinosaur genus from the Norian stage of the Late Triassic period of North America. The pertinent fossil remains date back to the early to middle Norian stage, and is widely regarded as the oldest known neotheropod.

What we know

  • Named by Hunt et al., 1998.
  • Fossils found in North America.