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Dinosaur: Coelophysis bauri
| Length*: | 3.35 m | 11.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 32 kg | 71 lb |
| Speed: | 38 km/h | 24 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Norian-Rhaetian
Years: 227–201.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Cope
Year: 1889
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico, Arizona, Texas
Formation: Chinle, Bull Canyon
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 1000 individuals (include complete skeletons).
References: Cope, (1889). On a new genus of Triassic Dinosauria.Mortimer - Theropod database (online).
