Sarcosaurus

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Name	Sarcosaurus
Diet	Carnivore
Weight	4300 kilos
Length	3 meters
Height	1 meter
Period	Early Jurassic

Sarcosaurus was a genus of basal neotropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic Hettangian-Sinemurian boundary. It was one of the earliest known Early Jurassic theropods about 199-194 million years ago. The fossils were found in the Lower Lias of England. In 1921, it was described by Charles William Andrew shortly after a partial skeleton was found by S.L. Wood near Barrow-on-Soar. The name means "meat crocodile" known as a competitor of the larger type of crocodile.

It was a bipedal predator that hunted small creatures for food. It was a fast runner, meaning it could catch small prey quickly. Like other dinosaurs, it reproduced by laying eggs. Sarcosaurus was about 3.5 m long and weighed no more than 50-60 kg.

What does the name Sarcosaurus mean?

The name means "meat crocodile" known as a competitor of the larger type of crocodile.

What did the Sarcosaurs eat?

It was a bipedal predator that hunted small creatures for food.

When did the Sarcosaurus live?

Sarcosaurus was a genus of basal neotropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic Hettangian-Sinemurian boundary.

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References

Carrano, T. & Sampson, D. 2004. A review of coelophysoids (Dinoauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Europe, with comments on the late history of the Coelophysoidea. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte, 2004, 537-558.
"Sarcosaurus in The Natural History Museum's Dino Directory".. Archived since the original on October 4, 2007.
Andrews, C. (1921) On some remains of a theropodus dinosaur from the Lower Lias of barrow-on -Soar.ANN. MAG. NAT. HIST. 9; 570 - 576.

Fun Facts

The name Sarcosaurus means "meat crocodile".
He ran on two legs.
It was a carnivorous dinosaur.
He was a fast runner.