Genus
Valid Extinct

Camposaurus

Hunt et al. 1998

Camposaurus is a coelophysid dinosaur genus from the Norian stage of the Late Triassic period of North America. The pertinent fossil remains date back to the early to middle Norian stage, and is widely regarded as the oldest known neotheropod.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Camposaurus
click to enlarge
The ankle of Camposaurus arizonensis (UCMP 34998, reversed). The fossils is shown anterior, medial, posterior, lateral, and ventral views, from left to right. The arrow indicates anterior direction. © Sterling J. Nesbitt and Martín D. Ezcurra · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB ↗ Wikipedia ↗
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
›
Theropoda Unranked clade
›
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
›
Coelophysoidea Superfamily
›
Coelophysidae Family
›
Coelophysinae Subfamily
›
Camposaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Chinle
1
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Camposaurus arizonensis 227 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. P. Hunt, S. G. Lucas, and A. B. Heckert, R. M. Sullivan, M. G. Lockley. 1998. Late Triassic dinosaurs from the western United States. Géobios 31(4):511-531 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. P. Hunt, S. G. Lucas, and A. B. Heckert, R. M. Sullivan, M. G. Lockley. 1998. Late Triassic dinosaurs from the western United States. Géobios 31(4):511-531 DOI ↗