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SEGISAURUS
(seg-e-sore-us)
meaning: "Segi lizard - after Tsegi Canyon"
Segisaurus
Named By: Lewis Camp in 1936
Time Period: Early Jurassic, 183 Ma
Location: USA, Arizona, Tsegi Canyon - Navajo Sandstone Formation
Size: Estimate about 1 meter long, but since this was a sub-adult, full size would have been a little larger
Diet: Insectivore/Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains of a sub adult
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Coelophysidae |
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Segisaurus (meaning "Segi canyon lizard") is a genus of small coelophysoid theropod dinosaur, that measured approximately 1 metre (3.3 feet) in length. The only known specimen was discovered in early Jurassic strata in Tsegi Canyon, Arizona, for which it was named. Segisaurus is the only dinosaur to have ever been excavated from the area.

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