Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Coelophysidae
Silhouette of Segisaurus halli

Segisaurus Segisaurus halli Camp 1936

/sˌɛdʒɪsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) · 192.9–174.7 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
United States
Region
Arizona
Formation
Navajo Sandstone
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in United States. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Segisaurus halli is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 192.9–174.7 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Arizona, United States. It was named by Camp 1936. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Segisaurus halli sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Segisaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Segisaurus halli's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

predator–prey
Seitaad
Seitaad ruessi
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coexisted–with
Massospondylus
Massospondylus carinatus
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coexisted–with
Gyposaurus
Gyposaurus sinensis
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coexisted–with
Patagosaurus
Patagosaurus fariasi
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coexisted–with
Sanpasaurus
Sanpasaurus yaoi
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coexisted–with
Tazoudasaurus
Tazoudasaurus naimi
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same–clade
Berberosaurus
Berberosaurus liassicus
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same–clade
Piatnitzkysaurus
Piatnitzkysaurus floresi
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