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sharp-clawed runner
Zupaysaurus
Say it like this: “ZOO-pay-SAWR-us”
Zupaysaurus rougieri
Zupaysaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Triassic. Bones have been found in Argentina.
- When
- Late Triassic (Norian) · roughly 227.3 to 205.7 million years ago
- Named in
- 2003 · Arcucci, A. B.; Coria, R. A.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 4–6 m · 13–20 ft
- Weight
- 70–250 kg · 154–551 lb
- Found in
- Argentina · Los Colorados
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Neotheropoda
The story in short
In 2003, A. B. Arcucci and R. A. Coria published the name Zupaysaurus.
Fossils referred to Zupaysaurus date to the Late Triassic (Norian), roughly 227.3 to 205.7 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Los Colorados Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Zupaysaurus at a length near 4–6 m and a body mass around 70–250 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Neotheropoda, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Cryolophosaurus
Cryolophosaurus ellioti
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian · Pliensbachian) · roughly 199.5 to 184.2 million years ago
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus wetherilli
Early Jurassic (Hettangian · Sinemurian · Pliensbachian) · roughly 201.4 to 184.2 million years ago
Dolichosuchus
Dolichosuchus cristatus
Late Triassic (Norian) · roughly 227.3 to 205.7 million years ago