AfricaCoelophysidaeCoelophysoideaDinosauriaEarly JurassicEusaurischiaNeotheropodaSaurischiaTheropoda

Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis

Dinosaur: Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis



Type: Theropod

Length*:2.1 m6.9 ft
Weight*:13 kg29 lb
Speed:39 km/h24 mph
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian

Details

Status: valid
Autor: Ivie et al.
Year: 2001
Area: Africa
Country: Zimbabwe, South Africa
Region: Matabeleland North, Eastern Cape, Free State
Formation: Forest Sandstone, Upper Elliot

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Coelophysoidea
Coelophysidae


Other

Material: Around 30 individuals.
References: Carrano, Benson & Sampson, (2012). The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda).Mortimer - Theropod database (online).

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