Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the order Saurischia — an early carnivorous bipedal dinosaur.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koilos, "hollow") + φύσις (physis, "form")

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Examples

  • "One of the biggest morphological gaps in early dinosaurs lies between Herrerasaurus and animals that are clearly more related to birds, such as Coelophysis or Dilophosaurus," explains Sterling Nesbitt of the University of Texas at Austin, the lead author of the study.

    Newswise: Latest News 2009

  • Daemonosaurus was discovered at Ghost Ranch, N.M., a well-known fossil site famous for the thousands of fossilized skeletons found there, notably the small dinosaur Coelophysis.

    Sharp-toothed fossil links old and new dinosaurs 2011

  • Daemonosaurus was discovered at Ghost Ranch, N.M., a well-known fossil site famous for the thousands of fossilized skeletons found there, notably the small dinosaur Coelophysis.

    Daemonosaurus Chauliodus: 'Evil, Buck-Toothed' Dinosaur Discovery Fills Gap In Evolution (PHOTOS) 2011

  • VitalCreations has this very atmospheric Coelophysis on deviantART.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Nima 2009

  • VitalCreations has this very atmospheric Coelophysis on deviantART.

    Life's Time Capsule: Transitional ART Forms- September 2009 Weapon of Mass Imagination 2009

  • There's always the option that many follow with Megapnosaurus: just consider it a subjective synonym of another genus in Megapnosaurus' case, Coelophysis.

    Insufficiency!?! ReBecca Foster 2009

  • Ghost Ranch, N.M., a well-known fossil site famous for the thousands of fossilized skeletons found there, notably the small dinosaur Coelophysis.

    USATODAY.com News 2011

  • Daemonosaurus was discovered at Ghost Ranch, N.M., a well-known fossil site famous for the thousands of fossilized skeletons found there, notably the small dinosaur Coelophysis.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • SUMMARY: This monograph covers the paleobiology of Coelophysis bauri, with emphasis on the discoveries from the Whitaker quarry, New Mexico.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • Coelophysis animals identified from Ghost Ranch Whitaker quarry fossils.

    Hairy Museum of Natural History 2010

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