Podokesaurus

Podokesaurus

Pronunciation:
po-doh-kee-sore-us
Name meaning:
'swift-footed lizard'
Podokesaurus
small theropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
0.9m
Diet:
carnivorous carnivorous food icon
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 195-180 million years ago
Found in:
USA

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Coelophysoidea
Named by:
Talbot (1911)
Type species:
holyokensis

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