Podokesaurus

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Quick Facts
Name	Podokesaurus
Diet	Carnivore
Weight	4 kilograms
Length	1 meter
Height	0.3 meters
Period	Middle Jurassic

Podokesaurus was a genus of coelophid dinosaur that lived in the Early Jurassic period in what is now the eastern United States. In 1910, geologist Mignon Talbot discovered the first fossils near Mount Holyoke. In 1911 it was named and described as Podokesaurus holyokensis. The name means "Holyoke's fast-legged lizard."

It was a small bipedal dinosaur of about 90 cm in length and 0.3 m. It was a fleet-footed predator that hunted in packs. However, there was very little information about them.

What did Podokesaurus eat?

It was a carnivorous dinosaur that probably ate small herbivores.

When did Podokesaurus live?

Podokesaurus was a genus of coelophid dinosaur that lived in the Early Jurassic Period in what is now the eastern United States.

How did Podokesaurus hunt?

Podokesaurus was a fleet-footed predator that hunted in packs.

Where did they live?

When did they live?

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Who discovered them?

What kind of dinosaurs are they?

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References

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~dalbino/books/lester/dinosaur.html
Talbot, M., 1911, Podokesaurus holyokensis, a new dinosaur of the Connecticut Valley: American Journal of Science, v. 31, p. 469-479.
http://paleo.amnh.org/
https://web.archive.org/web/20051106024841/http://www.nhm.org/journey/prehist/saur/coelophysis.html Coelophysis
https://web.archive.org/web/20041101054239/http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/faq/dino-faqs/pdq256.html Coleophysis

Fun Facts

Podokesaurus was a genus of coelophid dinosaur.
It was a bipedal dinosaur.
It was a carnivorous dinosaur.
It reproduced by laying eggs.