6.8 Coelophysis sp.
This is a cast of the skull and mandible of a small theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic of New Mexico and Arizona. Note the long low shape of the skull, with its numerous small teeth and highly fenestrate construction.
Identify the major openings in the skull. Can you find the choanae (the internal nostrils – on the palate)?
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