#segisaurus

[si-nequal-is]

Sleepy Segisaurus halli

Partly homage to @usik-paleo-illust 's work

https://www.tumblr.com/usik-paleo-illust/756256805878890496/segisaurus?source=share

[taphonomenon]

Sleepy Segisaurus

Segisaurus taking a big nap

[1morey]

Jurassic Park Film Canon Animals Pt. V: * Pteranodon - Status: Alive * Pycnonemosaurus - Status: DNA Only [Note: Used in creation of Indominus rex] [Note 2: Placeholder image (has yet to make formal appearance in the franchise)] * “Quilmesaurus” - Status: DNA Only [Note: Used in creation of Indominus rex] [Note 2: Is classified as nomen dubia] [Note 3: Placeholder image (has yet to make formal appearance in the franchise)] * Rugops - Status: DNA Only [Note: Used in creation of Indominus rex] [Note 2: Placeholder image (has yet to make formal appearance in franchise)] * Segisaurus - Status: Unknown, possibly extinct [Note: Placeholder image] * Sinoceratops - Status: Alive * Spinosaurus - Status: Unknown, possibly extinct * Stegoceratops - Status: DNA Only * Stegosaurus - Status: Alive * Stygimoloch - Status: Alive

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Segisaurus halli

By Ashley Patch on @apatchsketches

PLEASE support us on Patreon! We really do need all of your support to keep this blog running - any amount helps!

Name: Segisaurus halli 

Name Meaning: Segi Canyon Lizard 

First Described: 1936

Described by: Camp 

Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Coelophysoidea 

Segisaurus was another member of the Coelophyoid group. It lived about 183 million years ago, during the Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic. It was found in the Tsegi Canyon in Arizona, once again like many Coelophysoids. It was lightly built, which made it built for running and jumping. It may have been able to survive long droughts in its desert habitat. It was originally thought to be distinctly different from the other carnivorous dinosaurs of the age, however it was actually quite physically similar. It was a contemporary of Dilophosaurus, and thus was probably not the top predator of the area; however, the only fossil evidence of Segisaurus comes from a sub-adult, so the full size of the animal is not known. It was probably closely related to Procompsognathus. 

Sources: 

Weishampel, D. B. (2007). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press.

Dixon, D. (2007). The Complete Book of Dinosaurs. London, England: Anness Publishing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segisaurus

Shout out today goes to siraiceshine!