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Coelophysidae

Camposaurus arizonensis kampoh-SƆːRUHS,_-PUH

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Camposaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Camposaurus
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.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Camposaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.