Elaphrosaurus

Elaphrosaurus bambergi

Elaphrosaurus — reconstrução científica

Elaphrosaurus foi um terópode carnívoro do Jurássico, descrito por Werner Janensch. Viveu há aproximadamente 154.0-150.0 milhões de anos, na região do que hoje é África. Medindo de 6.0-7.0 m, pesando 200-250 kg, era um representante característico da fauna mesozoica.

Elaphrosaurus ( el-AH-froh-SOR-əs) is a genus of ceratosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 155 to 145 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period in what is now Tanzania in Africa. Elaphrosaurus was a medium-sized but lightly built member of the group that could grow up to 6.2 m (20 ft) long. Morphologically, this dinosaur is significant in two ways. Firstly, it has a relatively long body but is very shallow-chested for a theropod of its size. Secondly, it has very short hindlimbs in comparison with its body. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that this genus is likely a ceratosaur. Earlier suggestions that it is a late surviving coelophysoid have been examined but generally dismissed. Elaphrosaurus is currently believed to be a very close relative of Limusaurus, an unusual beaked ceratosaurian which may have been either herbivorous or omnivorous.

Família
Noasauridae
Ordem
Saurischia
Período
Jurassic (154.0-150.0 MYA)
Dieta
Carnivore
Comprimento
6.0-7.0 m
Peso
200-250 kg

Fatos científicos

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