Segisaurus halli

Known from a single fragmentary skeleton which is missing the skull, Segisaurus is one of the last Coelophysoid of North America.

Name

Segisaurus halli

Authority

Camp, 1936

Meaning of generic name

Segi Lizard

Meaning of specific name

of Hall

Size

Length: 1 m

Remains

Partial postcranial skeleton missing the skull.

Age and Distribution

Early Jurassic. Segi Canyon, Navajo Sandstone, Arizona (US).

Classification

Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelophysoidea Coelophysidae

Further Reading

C. L. Camp. 1936. A new type of bipedal dinosaur from the Navajo Sandstone of Arizona. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 24(2):39-56.

M. T. Carrano, J. R. Hutchinson, and S. D. Sampson. 2005. New information on Segisaurus halli, a small theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Arizona. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(4):835-849

Image by Nobu Tamura (click to enlarge)

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