Coelophysis
Coelophysis bauri
ok. 2,5 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length
Body length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side
- Mass · szacunek
- No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Coelophysis — size comparison
Coelophysis was a slender, bipedal Late Triassic predator with a long neck and tail. It ate small animals, including small reptiles. New Mexico finds provide ex
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Length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates
Body lengthScale in m
00,511,522,5
approx. 2.5 m
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Coelophysis — size comparison — facts and sources
Coelophysis was a slender, bipedal Late Triassic predator with a long neck and tail. It ate small animals, including small reptiles. New Mexico finds provide exceptionally abundant evidence about individual variation and growth.
Large skeletal concentrations are valuable, but their formation must be explained through geological processes. Some remains were formerly interpreted as evidence of cannibalism. Re-examination showed that some bones identified in this way belonged to other reptiles, changing interpretations of diet.