Definitions for coelophysis
coelo·ph·ysis

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1. coelophysisnoun

   one of the oldest known dinosaurs; late Triassic; cannibalistic

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1. Coelophysis

   Coelophysis ( sel-OF-iss-iss traditionally; SEL-oh-FY-siss or SEE-loh-FY-siss, as heard more commonly in recent decades) is an extinct genus of coelophysid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 228 to 201.3 million years ago during the latter part of the Triassic Period from the Carnian and Rhaetian faunal stages in what is now the southwestern United States. Megapnosaurus was once considered a species within this genus, but this interpretation has been challenged since 2017 and the genus Megapnosaurus is now considered valid.Coelophysis was a small, slenderly-built, ground-dwelling, bipedal carnivore that could grow up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long. It is one of the earliest known dinosaur genera. Scattered material representing similar animals has been found worldwide in some Late Triassic and Early Jurassic formations. The type species C. bauri, originally given to the genus Coelurus by Edward Drinker Cope in 1887, was described by the latter in 1889. The names Longosaurus and Rioarribasaurus are synonymous with Coelophysis. Coelophysis is one of the most specimen-rich dinosaur genera.

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1. coelophysis

   Coelophysis is a genus of small, slenderly-built theropod dinosaurs that lived in the late Triassic period, approximately 200 million years ago, in what is now the southwestern United States. This bipedal carnivore is one of the earliest known dinosaur genera and its name means "hollow form," referring to its hollow bones which were likely an adaptation for speed and agility.

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1. Coelophysis

   Coelophysis, is one of the earliest known genera of dinosaur. It was a small, carnivorous biped that lived during the Late Triassic of the southwestern United States, with scattered material representing similar animals to Coelophysis found worldwide in some Late Triassic and Early Jurassic formations. The type species, C. bauri, was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1889. The name Rioarribasaurus is synonymous with Coelophysis. Another dinosaur, Megapnosaurus, is also often considered synonymous with Coelophysis.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coelophysis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of coelophysis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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