Camposaurus

Camposaurus
Temporal range: Late Triassic, middle Norian, 220 Ma
Lower leg and ankle bones of the holotype in multiple views
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Coelophysidae
Genus: Camposaurus
Hunt et al., 1998
Type species
Camposaurus arizonensis
Hunt et al., 1998

Camposaurus (/ˌkæmpˈsɔːrəs, -pə-/ KAMP-o-SOR-əs) is a coelophysid dinosaur genus from the Norian stage of the Late Triassic period of North America. The pertinent fossil remains date back to the early to middle Norian stage, and is widely regarded as the oldest known neotheropod.