Coelurus (s {respell|si|LEWR|əs}) is a genus of coelurosaur dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (mid-late Kimmeridgian faunal stage, 153–150 million years ago). The name means `hollow tail`, referring to its hollow tail vertebrae (Greek κοιλος, koilos = hollow + ουρα, oura = tail). Although its name is linked to one of the main d.....
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(from the article `Ornitholestes`) ...it probably ate small, speedy lizards and even early mammals. The hind limbs were well developed, with strong running muscles. Some authorities ...
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(pronounced see-LURE-us) Coelurus meaning hollow) is a poorly known genus. It was perhaps a bipedal theropod dinosaur 6 feet (1.8 m) long, weighing roughly 20 kg. Its femur (thigh bone) was 55 cm long. It was a carnivore that lived during the late Jurassic period , about 156 to 145 million years ago. Its bones were hollow and lightweight, so Coelur...
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Coelurus was a small dinosaur of the Jurassic period. Coelurus was a carnivore, about two metres long, with a long tail comprised of hollow bones. The bones of Coelurus were light, the hands had three fingers, a short thumb and the other two digits served with long, sharp, curved claws. The first remains of Coelurus were discovered in about 1879.
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