Segisaurus Segisaurus

"Tsegi Canyon lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Segisaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
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Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Jurassic (201–174 Mya)
Place
Unknown locality
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Coelophysidae

Segisaurus (meaning “Tsegi Canyon lizard”) is a genus of small coelophysid theropod dinosaur, that measured approximately 1 metre (3.3 feet) in length. The only known specimen was discovered in early Jurassic strata in Tsegi Canyon, Arizona, for which it was named. Segisaurus is the only dinosaur to have ever been excavated from the area.

What we know

  • Named by Camp, 1936.