The Coelophysis - Sylvan Abbey - Clearwater, FL
N 27° 59.779 W 082° 43.193
17R E 330876 N 3097986
Another seemingly out of place plaque in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park.
Waymark Code: WM61KK
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2009
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The Coelophysis roamed the United States during the Triassic age, some 160-million to 200-million years ago. This swift, carnivirous dinosaur weighed about fifty pounds and measured eight to ten feet long from it's skull to the tip of it's tail. The Coelophysis probably had
leathery skin, and was among the earliest dinosaurs to have the three fingered grasping hands characteristic of the giant carnivores of
ages. The fossil displayed here was discovered in the
Mountain Range in Southwest Massachusetta, and shows the
footprint. While the Coelophysis actually had five toes,
underdeveloped it did not show, and another touched the ground when it walked through soft mud.
Donated to Sylvan abbey Memorial Park as an educational display
the community by L W Stone
and family, Feb 1992