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Stokesosaurus clevelandi

"Stokes"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Stokesosaurus 4 m (13.1 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
Length
4 m (13.1 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (156.5–150 Mya)
Place
United States · Utah, USA
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.

Stokesosaurus (meaning “Stokes’ lizard”) is a genus of early tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaurs from the late Jurassic period of Utah, United States. They were small, bipedal predators measuring around 3 – 4 m in length.

What we know

  • Named by Madsen, 1974.
  • Body length estimated at about 4 m.
  • Fossils found in United States and Utah, USA.

What we guess

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