FAMILY PODOKESAURIDAEThe earliest and most primitive of the small carnivorous theropods were the podokesaurs. As a family, they survived for some 50 million years — from the Late Triassic to the Early Jurassic.Podokesaurids were little different from their immediate ancestors, the thecodontian reptiles (see pp. 94-97). They were fast, active predators, poss' ibly hunting together in packs. They ran around on long legs, with slender necks and long tails outstretched to balance their bodies. The arms were shorter than the legs, and were used for grasping prey or transferring food to the mouth. The head was wedge'shaped, with many sharp, pointed teeth in the jaws.
Dinosaur: Procompsognathus triassicus Length*: 100 cm 3.3 ft
Dinosaur: Coelophysis bauri Length*: 3.35 m 11.0 ft
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