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Keywords: Triassic, Dinosaur, Carnivorous, Cannibalistic, Koilos

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Small flesh-eating dinosaur of th order theropoda (Triassic).

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one of the oldest known dinosaurs; late Triassic; cannibalistic

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A small carnivorous dinosaur living during the Triassic Period.

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"hollow form." A Triassic theropod found in North America. ~3m long. ( more)

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One of the earliest known dinosaurs, Coelophysis (see-law-FYS-iss) meaning "hollow form" in reference to its hollow bones (Greek ÎºÎ¿Î¹Î»Î¿Ï‚/koilos meaning 'hollow' and Ï†Ï…ÏƒÎ¹Ï‚/physis meaning 'form') is a small, carnivorous biped from North America. It first appeared in the Late Triassic Period, around 210 million years ago.

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