Sarcosaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as England (United Kingdom).
Quick facts about Sarcosaurus:
- Existed from Sinemurian Age to Pliensbachian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Sarcosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- M. T. Carrano and S. D. Sampson. 2004. A review of coelophysoids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Europe, with comments on the late history of the Coelophysoidea. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 2004(9):537-558
- C. W. Andrews. 1921. On some remains of a theropodous dinosaur from the Lower Lias of Barrow-on-Soar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 9 8:570-576
