What is Coelophysis?
Q: What is Coelophysis?
A: Coelophysis is a small fast running carnivorous dinosaur and one of the earliest known genera of dinosaur.
Q: When and where was Coelophysis found?
A: Coelophysis was found in Upper Triassic strata dated to about 200 million years ago (mya) in what is now the southwestern United States.
Q: Did Coelophysis walk on two legs or four?
A: Coelophysis walked on two legs (as did all theropods).
Q: How tall was Coelophysis at the hips?
A: Coelophysis was no more than about three feet (1 meter) tall at the hips.
Q: How long could Coelophysis be?
A: Despite being only about three feet (1 meter) tall at the hips, Coelophysis could be almost 10 feet (3 meters) long due to a long tail.
Q: Is there evidence that Coelophysis hunted in packs?
A: Yes, there is some evidence that Coelophysis hunted in packs due to the large numbers found together at the Ghost Ranch fossil site in New Mexico.
Q: Where else in the world were similar dinosaurs found at the time Coelophysis lived?
A: Similar dinosaurs were found all over the world at the time Coelophysis lived.
