Coelophysis

Name & Basics
Genus: Coelophysis

Name Means: hollow form

Lived During: Triassic Period

Anatomy

 * Long slender skull
 * Stands on elongated toes
 * reduction in number of digits
 * Upright stance on rear legs
 * long neck and tail

Phylogeny
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 * Dinosauria
 * Saurischia
 * Theropoda
 * Coelophysidae