Zupaysaurus
Zupaysaurus was a dinosaur that lived in South America 213 million years ago, during the Upper Triassic period. It was about 5 meters (15 feet) long. A dinosaur very similar to it, Dracovenator, lived in South Africa at the same time.
| Zupaysaurus Temporal range: Upper Triassic | |
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| Zupaysaurus in resting pose | |
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| Superfamily: | Coelophysoidea |
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| Genus: | Zupaysaurus |
| Species: | Z. rougieri |
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| Zupaysaurus rougieri Arcucci & Coria, 2003 | |
During the Triassic period, all the continents were connected to form the supercontinent of Pangaea, and animals could migrate freely between them. Zupaysaurus was a carnivore.
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