Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 04 of 40
Coelophysis
North America · Late Triassic
Coelophysis had a light body, long neck and long tail. It lived in the Triassic, in what is now the southwestern United States.
Did you know?
Its bones were hollow, like those of many dinosaurs.
Look together
Which parts of its body look slender?
An idea to try
Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The portrait represents Coelophysis bauri, known especially from New Mexico. Many skeletons were found at Ghost Ranch. Old cannibalism claims are omitted: bones inside one fossil had been misidentified.
Look together: Which parts of its body look slender? Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- American Museum of Natural History: CoelophysisNotice the light build of an early small theropod.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
