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Saltopus

Information

Saltopus was a small dinosaur. It was probably under 1m when fully grown, but we are not exactly sure as only a fragmentary skeleton has been found.

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Fact file

Pronounced

sal-to-pus

Meaning of name

hopping foot

Diet

carnivorous

When it lived

Late Triassic
(221 - 210 million years ago)

Found in

Scotland, United Kingdom

Taxonomic details