Dracoraptor hanigani Martill et al., 2016
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Early Jurassic
Blue Lias Fm (Hettangian)
Wales, UK
Length: 2 m
Known from about 40 % of the skeleton, this small dinosaur is the earliest Jurassic dinosaur known, dating from just above the Late Triassic boundary. The specimen, a juvenile found in marine environment, might have drifted out to sea from a nearby island.
February 13, 2016
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