Eodromaeus
Eodromaeus (meaning "dawn runner") is an extinct genus of basal theropod dinosaur from the Upper Triassic of Argentina.[1] An almost complete articulated skeleton (the bones were still mostly connected) was found in 1996.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Genus: | Eodromaeus Martinez et al. 2011 |
| Species: | E. murphi
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| Eodromaeus murphi Martinez et al. 2011
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Eodromaeus has been cited by Paul Sereno as "close to the root of the dinosaurs".[2] It is the earliest known definite theropod.
Description
Eodromaeus was a relatively small dinosaur, with a total length of about 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) from nose to tail, and a weight of about 5 kilograms (11 lb). The trunk was long and slender. It is unknown how fast Eodromaeus could run: about 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph) has been suggested.[3] The animal was, like all early dinosaurs, bipedal. The forelimbs were much shorter than the hindlimbs, ending in hands with five digits. Digits IV and V were very reduced in size.[1]
Eodromaeus Media
Digital drawing of the known skeletal remains of Eodromaeus murphi. Known elements represented in white and unknown in gray.
Size of Eodromaeus murphi (Dinosauria, Theropoda) and a human.
Eodromaeus murphi
Hypothetical reconstruction of Dromomeron romeri, a dinosauriform from the Late Triassic of New Mexico, pencil drawing
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martinez, Ricardo N. et al 2011 A basal dinosaur from the dawn of the dinosaur era in Southwestern Pangaea (2011). "A Basal Dinosaur from the Dawn of the Dinosaur Era in Southwestern Pangaea". Science. 331 (6014): 206–210. doi:10.1126/science.1198467. PMID 21233386. S2CID 33506648.
- ↑ Bowdler, Neil 2011. BBC News Science & Environment. "'Dawn runner casts light on birth of the dinosaurs", www.bbc.co.uk, 13-1-2011.
- ↑ Weise E, "New dog-sized dinosaur discovered", www.usatoday.com, 23-01-2011.