DinosauriaLate TriassicNorth AmericaSilesauridaeSulcimentisauria

Eucoelophysis baldwini

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Dinosaur: Eucoelophysis baldwini

Triassic: 227–208.5 Ma
Type: Silesauridae

Length*:1.8 m5.9 ft
Weight*:18 kg40 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Middle Norian
Years: 227–208.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sullivan & Lucas
Year: 1999

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: New Mexico
Formation: Chinle


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skeleton, referred femur ?, other fragments ?
References: Sullivan, R.M. and Lucas, S.G. (1999). "Eucoelophysis baldwini, a new theropod dinosaur from the Upper Triassic of New Mexico, and the status of the original types of Coelophysis".

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