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  Coelophysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coelophysis had an elongated snout with large fenestrae which helped to reduce skull weight, while narrow struts of bones preserved the structural integrity of the skull.
Coelophysis is a distinct taxonomic unit (genus), composed of a single species, C.
In fact, it seems such flooding was commonplace during this period of the Earth's history, and indeed the Petrified Forest of nearby Arizona is caused by a preserved log jam of tree trunks caught in one such flood.
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 Coelophysis- Enchanted Learning Software
Coelophysis lived during the late Triassic period, roughly 210 million years ago; it was one of the earliest-known dinosaurs.
Coelophysis probably lived and hunted in packs; this is suggested by the existence of fossil bonebeds of hundreds of Coelophysis (collections of many fossils at one location) found at the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, USA.
Coelophysis was a saurischian ("lizard-hipped") dinosaur, and a theropod.
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Coelophysis.shtml   (626 words)

  
 Coelophysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
As is shown by the vast numbers of individuals at Ghost Ranch, it is evident that early dinosaurs exhibited social behavior to the extent of congregating in large herds.
Coelophysis is at the base of the family tree of a great many dinosaurs including all the dilophosaurs, oviraptors, ornithomimids and the ever-popular "raptor" family, which includes Velociraptor, Utahraptor and Deinonychus.
A Coelophysis skull became the first dinosaur fossil to be taken into space in January, 1998 when the Space Shuttle "Endeavor" carried a specimen from the Carnegie Museum to the Mir Space Station.
www.jpinstitute.com /dinopedia/dinocards/dc_coelo.html   (348 words)

  
 Dinosaur Trackin'
It had feet with three long toes and one short one, and it was quick to leap away from larger predators, such as crocodilelike phytosaurs.
The front legs of Coelophysis were small and probably were not used for walking.
Coelophysis is the oldest dinosaur in the world known from complete skeletons.
www.utahszionandbryce.com /html/dino3.htm   (440 words)

  
 Coelophysis
Coelophysis was a small, bipedal carnivorous (meat-eating) dinosaur that lived during the late Triassic Period (230 to 195 million years ago).
Coelophysis was a theropod ("beast foot") dinosaur, a member of the Saurischian or "lizard hipped" dinosaurs.
Coelophysis is scientifically well-known because of the great number of specimens that have been found at the Ghost Ranch site in New Mexico.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/paleontology/63928   (383 words)

  
 Coelophysis - EvoWiki
Coelophysis (Type species: Coelophysis bauri, Cope, 1889) was a saurischian theropod from the Triassic period.
Coelophysis was a somewhat small theropod, its adult size being between two and a half to three meters.
Worthy of note is that Coelophysis skeletons have been found with the bones of smaller Coelophysis specimens located about the rib cage; this is believed to be evidence of cannibalism among the dinosaurs.
wiki.cotch.net /wiki.phtml?title=Coelophysis   (122 words)

  
 DinoDictionary.com :: C Dinosaurs Page 3
Notes: Coelophysis was an early theropod that is thought to have lived in family groups and hunted in packs.
Much of what is deduced of Coelophysis behavior is based on the hundreds of well-preserved skeletons found at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
Coelophysis has recently been renamed "Rioarribasaurus," but some researchers believe that these are two different animals.
www.dinodictionary.com /dinos_cpg3.asp   (323 words)

  
 In Hand Museum - Coelophysis bauri
Coelophysis is one of the best known early theropods.
Coelophysis is ceratosaur and within the ceratosaur group, it is assigned to its own family (Coelophysidae).
This antorbital fenestra exceeds 25% of the length of the skull in Coelophysis.
www.inhandmuseum.com /Dinosauria/Saurischia/Theropoda/Ceratosauria/Coelophysidae/Coelophysis.html   (508 words)

  
 Coelophysis --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Coelophysis, like other predatory dinosaurs, was an agile, lightly built predator that possibly fed on other small reptiles and early relatives of mammals.
Coelophysis is known from a massive death assemblage of hundreds of skeletons found at Ghost Ranch, near Abuquiu, New Mexico, and first excavated in 1947.
Coelophysis belongs to the family Podokesauridae, which contains small, active dinosaurs, and the order Saurischia, which comprises the lizard-hipped dinosaurs.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9024634   (572 words)

  
 Dinosaur Cannibal?—Mystery in New Mexico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Coelophysis (SEE-loh-FIE-sis) was a small, fast, meat-eating predator that lived in western North America during the Late Triassic (roughly 228 to 208 million years ago).
Coelophysis had hollow bones, was bipedal, and weighed 50 pounds (around 20 kilograms).
This led him to conclude that Coelophysis was a cannibal.
news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2002/12/1219_021219_dinocannibal.html   (641 words)

  
 Coelophysis Printout- ZoomDinosaurs.com
Coelophysis was a theropod dinosaur that lived during the late Triassic period; it was one of the earliest-known dinosaurs.
This predator probably lived and hunted in packs; this is suggested by the existence of fossil bonebeds of hundreds of Coelophysis (collections of many fossils at one location) found at the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, USA.
A Coelophysis skull was brought into space by the space shuttle Endeavor on January 22, 1998.
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/dinosaurs/dinotemplates/Coelophysis.shtml   (233 words)

  
 New Mexico State Fossil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Coelophysis lived during the Late Triassic Period, about 210 million years ago, at a time when northern New Mexico was an arid, lowland environment.
One of these flash floods may have drowned an entire herd of Coelophysis, causing the great concentration of bones that is found at Ghost Ranch.
Coelophysis was a small, lightly-built predatory dinosaur around 10 feet long and weighing in the neighborhood of 100 pounds.
www.statefossils.com /nm/nm.html   (198 words)

  
 Coelophysis BY Stephen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Coelophysis means hollow form be cause it had thousands of little holes in its head.
Coelophysis had very long,long sharp nails on its claws.
Coelophysis ate big and small reptiles of all kinds, swallowing bite size pieces without chewing.
www.germantownacademy.org /academics/ls/2/dinos/bc98/rrsds.htm   (78 words)

  
 Coelophysoidea
Triassic stratigraphy by S. Lucas Coelophysis bauri to be late Norian or Rhaetic (latest Triassic) in age, rather than late Carnian as origionally believed.
Comments: A descendent of the Triassic Coelophysis, this active little hunter shows a number of more advanced features, such as a much larger "window" (the antorbital fenestra) in the front side of the snout, possibly for housing a gland of some kind, and teeth that are entirely forward of the eye.
The behaviour appears to be the same as Coelophysis, for the remains of large numbers of this species, in various ages, are found concentrated together in a single small quarry area [Paul, p.262].
www.kheper.net /evolution/dinosauria/Coelophysoidea.htm   (2095 words)

  
 Some Dinosaurs of the Triassic
Coelophysis lived 220-200 million years ago during the late Triassic Period.
Coelophysis had a double hinged lower jaw, so that it could cut prey with a sawing action if necessary.
In 1947, hundreds of Coelophysis skeletons were discovered buried together in New Mexico.
www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/dinoTriass.htm   (359 words)

  
 Coelophysis
The Coelophysis was an early dinosaur and is the earliest known theropod, dinosaurs that walked on two legs.
The Coelophysis is North America's oldest dinosaur and it lived during the early part of the Mesozoic.
In New Mexico, a large number of Coelophysis fossils were found and scientists from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History carved out large blocks of rock and brought them back to the museum, where they chipped away at the rock and studied the fossils within.
www.carnegiemnh.org /exhibits/jurassic/fctcoelo.htm   (223 words)

  
 neotheropoda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Coelophysoidea: The general form of a coelophysoid is a long, low body combined with a long neck and skull, with short, effectively three-fingered hands (coelophysoids sometimes had a splint of a fourth finger with a single phalanx on it).
They show a tendency for head ornamentation in the form of crests and also are often found in groups ranging from a couple to hundreds of individuals.
The third in the grab bag of original Coelophysis species, this one was apparently based on an ilium.
personal2.stthomas.edu /jstweet/neotheropoda.htm   (1863 words)

  
 Coelophysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Coelophysis is a late Triassic (214 million year old) dinosaur.
The specimen was CT scanned with hopes of extracting a nearly perfect skull.
Solid model of Coelophysis skull, created from high resolution, industrial CT scanner
www.virtualsurfaces.com /coelophysis.html   (95 words)

  
 Coelophysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
While Coelophysis stood only about seven feet tall, its powerful rear legs and long slender body made it a fast and deadly predator.
Unlike other dinosaurs, the leg bones of Coelophysis were nearly hollow, which helped reduce its total body weight and increase its speed.
In 1947, dozens of Coelophysis skeletons were found in a mass grave in New Mexico, which has led many scientists to believe that these dinosaurs hunted in large packs.
www.cbv.ns.ca /marigold/history/dinosaurs/datafiles/coelophysis.html   (153 words)

  
 Triassic Landscape Coelophysis detail for the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History by Karen Carr
Coelophysis had a long neck, long tail and relatively long forelimbs, plus a mouth full of formidable teeth.
Karen's Coelophysis detail is part of her larger Triassic mural for The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
In addition to valuable assistance from the museum staff while working on her Triassic mural, Karen was able to view a stunning fossil reconstruction of Coelophysis that is now part of the Sam Noble display.
www.karencarr.com /gallery_Triassic_landscape_detail.html   (162 words)

  
 UWSP Museum of Natural History Exhibits
Like a bird, Coelophysis located prey with large eyes from a head held high supported by an s-shaped neck.
This Coelophysis was cast as it was found in rock.
A skeleton of a young Coelophysis lies in the body cavity.
www.uwsp.edu /museum/triassic.htm   (175 words)

  
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One of the two most notable forms is Coelophysis known from dozens of articulated skeletons from the Chinle Group.
Strata of the upper part of the Chinle Group, outcropping on the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, have produced one of the world's richest accumulations of a single species of dinosaur.
Coelophysis is a small, very delicate dinosaur characterized by a relatively long neck and an elongate skull.
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 Dinosaurs in New Mexico
Additionally, Coelophysis, the official state fossil, is one of the best-preserved dinosaurs in terms of both completeness and abundance.
Hundreds of skeletons of Coelophysis were discovered at Ghost Ranch (Rio Arriba County) during the 1940s.
The museum is presently preparing its block from the Coelophysis quarry for exhibit.
www.museums.state.nm.us /nmmnh/sci_main.html   (1244 words)

  
 Coelophysis --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Coelophysis grew to a maximum length of approximately 10 feet (3 meters) …
All carnivorous dinosaurs belonged to the theropod group, and almost all of these were bipedal animals with sharp teeth.
Although some later groups, such as Compsognathus and Coelophysis, resembled the earliest dinosaurs in structure, others developed specialized features...
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9310751   (469 words)

  
 Walking with Dinosaurs - Fact File: Coelophysis
Hundreds of skeletons were found jumbled together in what seems to have been a mass death.
From fossil evidence, palaeontologists have worked out that Coelophysis' legs and feet were long and streamlined suggesting it was able to run at speed.
Two distinct forms of Coelophysis have been identified, robust and slender, which palaeontologists believe were male and female.
www.abc.net.au /dinosaurs/fact_files/dried/coelophysis.htm   (213 words)

  
 Coelophysoidea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Coelophysis bauri and Syntarsus rhodesiensis compared, with comments on the perparation and preservation of fossils from the Ghost Ranch Coelophysis quarry.
Diagnosis- (after Tykoski and Rowe, 2004) differs from Coelophysis bauri in the pit at the base of the nasal process of the premaxilla; anterior projected spur of the basioccipital roofing the basisphenoid recess.
A juvenile coelophysoid skull from the Early Jurassic of Zimbabwe, and the synonymy of Coelophysis and Syntarsus.
students.washington.edu /eoraptor/Coelophysoidea.htm   (6926 words)

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