Streptospondylus Streptospondylus

"twisted"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Streptospondylus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (161 Mya)
Place
France
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Streptospondylus, (Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós), meaning “twisted”, and σπόνδυλος (spóndulos), meaning “vertebra”,) is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic period of France, 161 million years ago. It was a medium-sized predator with an estimated length of 6 meters (19.5 ft) and a weight of 500 kg (1,100 lbs).

What we know

  • Named by von Meyer, 1832.
  • Fossils found in France.