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Daemonosaurus
Say it like this: “DAY-mo-no-SOR-us”
Daemonosaurus chauliodus
Daemonosaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Triassic. Bones have been found in the United States.
- When
- Late Triassic (Rhaetian) · roughly 205.7 to 201.4 million years ago
- Named in
- 2011 · Sues, H. D.; Nesbitt, S. J.; Berman, D. S.; Henrici, A. C.
- Hip height
- 0.4 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 1.5–2.2 m · 5–7 ft
- Weight
- 9–23 kg · 20–51 lb
- Found in
- the United States · Chinle
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- early dinosaur · Early dinosaur
- Family branch
- Saurischia
The story in short
Daemonosaurus was formally named in 2011 by H. D. Sues and colleagues. The name means “demon lizard.”
Fossils referred to Daemonosaurus date to the Late Triassic (Rhaetian), roughly 205.7 to 201.4 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Chinle Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Daemonosaurus at a length near 1.5–2.2 m, hips about 0.4 m high, and a body mass around 9–23 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Saurischia, among the earliest dinosaurs.