Koparion

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iKoparion Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Theropoda Infraorder:  ?Coelurosauria Family:  ?Troodontidae Genus: Koparion Species: K. douglassi
Binomial name
Koparion douglassi Chure, 1994

Koparion is the name given to a little-known genus of dinosaur. Koparion douglassi, the type specimen, was described by Chure in 1994. It is a tooth taxon, believed to be of a theropod, possibly a troodontid. Found in Utah, the fossil is from the Late Jurassic Period.

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