Streptospondylus
Streptospondylus (meaning "reversed vertebra") is a genus of tetanuran theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic period of France, 161 million years ago. It was a medium-sized predator with an estimated length of 6 meters (19.5 ft) and a weight of 500 kg (1,100 lbs).
| Streptospondylus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, | |
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| Tibia, astragalus and calcaneum of Streptospondylus altdorfensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | †Megalosauria |
| Genus: | †Streptospondylus von Meyer, 1832 |
| Species: | †S. altdorfensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Streptospondylus altdorfensis von Meyer, 1832 | |
| Synonyms | |
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