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Eucoelophysis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Dinosauromorpha

Clade
  
†Silesauridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Clade
  
Dinosauriformes

Scientific name
  
Eucoelophysis baldwini

Rank
  
Genus

Eucoelophysis

Similar
  
Camposaurus, Lewisuchus, Lagerpeton, Silesaurus, Sacisaurus

Eucoelophysis (meaning "true hollow form") is a genus of dinosauriform from the Late Triassic (Norian) period Chinle Formation of New Mexico. It was assumed to be a coelophysid upon description, but a study by Nesbitt et al. found that it was actually a close relative of Silesaurus, which was independently supported by Ezcurra (2006), who found it to be the sister group to Dinosauria, and Silesaurus as the next most basal taxon.

However, the relationships of Silesaurus are uncertain. Dzik found it to be a dinosauriform (the group of archosaurs from which the dinosaurs evolved), but did not rule out the possibility that it represents a primitive ornithischian.

References

Eucoelophysis Wikipedia


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