Stokesosaurus

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Stokesosaurus is a small, carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, known from fragmentary remains that suggest it was an early relative of later large tyrannosauroids.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Stokesosaurus canonical 2
Stokesosaurus clevelandi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carnivorous dinosaur
fossil taxon
prehistoric reptile
theropod dinosaur
authority Madsen 1974
bodySize small
clade Tyrannosauroidea
class Reptilia
coexistedWith Allosaurus
Apatosaurus
Stegosaurus
continent North America
diet carnivorous
discoveredIn Utah
ecologicalRole small to medium-sized predator
estimatedLength approximately 3 meters
evolutionaryStatus early tyrannosauroid relative
forelimbs short
formationAge Late Jurassic Morrison Formation
linked to: Morrison Formation
fossilMaterial hind limb elements
pelvic elements
vertebrae
fossilRange Late Jurassic of North America
fossilRecord sparse
fossilSite Morrison Formation
fossilStatus incomplete skeleton
geologicalAge Kimmeridgian
linked to: Kimmeridgian stage
habitat semi-arid floodplain
hindlimbs long
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom fragmentary remains
lifestyle terrestrial
locomotion bipedal
namedAfter William Lee Stokes
order Saurischia
phylum Chordata
relatedTo tyrannosauroids
reproduction oviparous
researchStatus poorly known
skeleton lightly built
suborder Theropoda
superorder Dinosauria
tail long
taxonRank genus
temporalRange Late Jurassic
trophicLevel predator
typeSpecies Stokesosaurus clevelandi
linked to: Stokesosaurus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stokesosaurus typeSpecies Stokesosaurus clevelandi
linked to: Stokesosaurus