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Triassic Period--Coelophysis, and early dinosaurs

Triassic dinosaurs. Wikipedia. Quick links to more than 50 Triassic dinosaurs.

Walking with Dinosaurs Chronology, BBC. Information about the animals of the Late Triassic, including the Triassic dinosaurs Coelophysis and Plateosaurus. Based on the "Walking with Dinosaurs" video series.

Triassic Period, Enchanted Learning-Zoom Dinosaurs. Fun, nontechnical summary of the geology, climate, and life of the Triassic Period. Fact sheets, K-3 appropriate printouts, and classroom activities are provided. Also at this site are concise summaries of the Triassic dinosaurs Eoraptor, Coelophysis,and Plateosaurus.

Lecture 11--Great Triassic Assemblages, Columbia University, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. Maps and description of the Chinle Group (western United States), which is famous for its Triassic fossils, including the Coelophysis fossils at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. Scroll down the page to get to Coelophysis text and images.

Dinosaur Cannibal?--Mystery in New Mexico, Hillary Mayell, National Geographic News. Online article discussing the idea that Coelophysis was a cannibal, based on the discovery of small Coelophysis skeletons in the abdomens of larger Coelophysis.

Coelophysis. Wikipedia. Summary with pictures of this famous early theropod dinosaur from the Triassic of the United States.

Plateosaurus. Wikipedia. Summary with pictures of this famous prosauropod dinosaur from the Triassic of Africa.

 

See also Triassic Period-Dinosaur origins and oldest dinosaurs

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