Coelophysis

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Coelophysis
Temporal range: Late TriassicEarly Jurassic, 216–196 Ma
Muntit skelet at the Cleveland Museum o Naitural History
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Faimily: Coelophysidae
Genus: Coelophysis
Cope, 1889
Teep species
Coelurus bauri
Cope, 1887
Speshies
Synonyms

Coelophysis is an extinct genus o coelophysid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 216 tae 196 million years ago in the latter part o the Triassic Period in whit is nou the soothwastren Unitit States[5] an an aw in Sooth Africae an Zimbabwe.[6]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b Bristowe, A. & M.A. Raath (2004). "A juvenile coelophysoid skull from the Early Jurassic of Zimbabwe, and the synonymy of Coelophysis and Syntarsus.(USA)". Palaeontologica Africana. 40 (40): 31–41.CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link)
  2. a b Carrano, Matthew T.; Benson, Roger B. J.; Sampson, Scott D. (2012). "The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 10 (2): 211–300. doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.630927.
  3. Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Irmis, Randall B.; Parker, William G. (2007). "A critical re-evaluation of the Late Triassic dinosaur taxa of North America" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 5 (2): 209–243. doi:10.1017/s1477201907002040.
  4. Nesbitt, Irmis and Parker, 2007. A critical re-evaluation of the Late Triassic dinosaur taxa of North America. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 5(2), 209–243.
  5. Gaines, Richard M. (2001). Coelophysis. ABDO Publishing Company. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57765-488-9.
  6. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 535–536. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.