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Megapnosaurus

Megapnosaurus (meaning "big dead lizard", from Greek μέγα = "big", ἄπνοος = "not breathing", "dead", σαῦρος = "lizard") is an extinct monospecific genus of coelophysid theropod dinosaur that lived around 199-188 million years ago during the early part of the Jurassic Period in what is now Africa. The species was a small to medium-sized, lightly built…

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Nodes80
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Triples69
Avg. degree1.98
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related to history · 26
Megapnosaurus → African, All, Chitake River, Forest Sandstone, In, Jurassic, Later, Lovemore, Massospondylus, Maura River, Maura River Beds, Michael Raath, Northlea School, Nyamandhlovu, QG, Queen Victoria Museum, Raath, Rhodesia, Southcote, Southcote Farm
related to Possible & reclassified Megapnosaurus remains · 24
Megapnosaurus → Arizona, China, Coelophysis, Darlington Munyikwa, Dracovenator, Early Jurassic, Elliot Formation, FMNH CUP, Fragmentary, In, Jurassic, Kayenta Formation, Lufeng Formation, Mexico, Moenave Formation, Pendraig, Raath, South Africa, Syntarsus, The
related to Description · 12
Megapnosaurus → Coelophysis, Coelophysoidea, Early Jurassic, Hettangian, It, Its, Pliensbachian, S-shaped, Sinemurian, The, While, Zimbabwe

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rhodesiensis genus species syntarsus jurassic early coelophysis specimen formation now raath fossils years dinosaur sandstone kayentakatae later new name zimbabwe

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the secretarybirdinstance oflong hind limbs that resembled the legs of large birds0.80text
shorter forelimbs with four digits on each hand unlike most later theropodsinstance oflong hind limbs that resembled the legs of large birds0.80text
and a long tailinstance oflong hind limbs that resembled the legs of large birds0.80text
these were scavengersinstance ofled to the early hypothesis that dinosaurs0.80text
as the front teethinstance ofled to the early hypothesis that dinosaurs0.80text
bone structure of the jaw were thought to be too weak to take downinstance ofled to the early hypothesis that dinosaurs0.80text
hold struggling preyinstance ofled to the early hypothesis that dinosaurs0.80text
Megapnosaurusrelated to DescriptionIt0.60section
Megapnosaurusrelated to DescriptionS-shaped0.60section
Megapnosaurusrelated to DescriptionWhile0.60section
Megapnosaurusrelated to DescriptionCoelophysoidea0.60section
Megapnosaurusrelated to DescriptionIts0.60section

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