Sarcosaurus

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iSarcosaurus Fossil range: Early Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Saurischia Suborder: Theropoda Superfamily: Coelophysoidea Family: Coelophysidae Genus: Sarcosaurus
Binomial name
Sarcosaurus woodi Andrews, 1921

Sarcosaurus (meaning "flesh lizard") was a primitive theropod dinosaur, specifically a Coelophysoid. It lived during the Early Jurassic, about 200 million years ago. Fossils of Sarcosaurus, including one partial skeleton, were found in England. The type species, S. woodi, was first described by Andrews in 1921.

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