Coelophysis bauri
Taxon
Coelophysis bauri (Cope, 1887)
Reconstructed length
~2.4 m (8 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2015, revised 2019
Clade
- Theropoda
- Coelophysoidea
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A slender, early-diverging theropod from the Late Triassic of the American Southwest, known from hundreds of individuals at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. Lightly built and long-necked, it is among the best-understood of the Triassic dinosaurs.
