Coelurus

Pronunciation:
seel-YEW-rus
Name meaning:
'hollow tail'
Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
1.8m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Late Jurassic, 155-145 million years ago
Found in:
USA

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria
Named by:
Marsh (1879)
Type species:
fragilis