Zupaysaurus

Zupaysaurus
Temporal range: Norian
~221–206 Ma
The skull of Zupaysaurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Neotheropoda
Genus: Zupaysaurus
Arcucci & Coria 2003
Species:
Z. rougieri
Binomial name
Zupaysaurus rougieri
Arcucci & Coria 2003

Zupaysaurus (/ˌzpˈsɔːrəs/; "ZOO-pay-SAWR-us") is an extinct genus of early theropod dinosaur living during the Norian stage of the Late Triassic in what is now Argentina. Fossils of the dinosaur were found in the Los Colorados Formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin in northwestern Argentina. Although a full skeleton has not yet been discovered, Zupaysaurus can be considered a bipedal predator, up to 4 metres (13 ft) long. It may have had two parallel crests running the length of its snout.