Eoraptor

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How To Say It

EE-oh-RAP-to

What It Means

Dawn Thief

Did You Know?
Eoraptors were one of the first dinosaurs to ever walk the earth. This tiny dinosaur was the ancestor to all the sauropods. Eoraptor has hollow bones making it very light and agile. Eoraptor ran on its back legs but could also walk on all fours. We know from its footprints that it was a fairly fast runner. Eoraptor had five fingers on its hands, so it could handle prey.

What It Eats

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How Big It Is

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Where It Lived

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When It Lived

231 - 228 Million Years Ago

Fun Fact

The bones were found by accident. They were originally looking for another kind of dinosaur, a Herrerasaurus. One member of a team of paleontologists was about to throw a small rock away when he noticed that the rock had teeth. When the team looked more closely, they noticed that there was an entire skull inside the rock. They were surprised to have discovered a completely new species!

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