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sharp-clawed runner · Doubtful name
Sinocoelurus
Say it like this: “SIEN-o-see-LOOR-us”
Sinocoelurus fragilis
Sinocoelurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Jurassic
- Named in
- 1942 · Young, C. C.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- China
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Tetanurae
The story in short
Sinocoelurus was formally named in 1942 by C. C. Young. The name means “chinese hollow tail.”
It lived in the Late Jurassic, within an age that is only broadly constrained. Finds come from China. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Sinocoelurus are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.
On the family tree it sits in Tetanurae, among the theropod dinosaurs.