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Eustreptospondylus: quick facts

The remains of Eustreptospondylus were among the firstto be named by Sir Richard Owen in 1841, one year before hepublished the term dinosaur for the first time. The skeleton of thiscarnivore is on dis

Period
Middle Jurassic
Diet
Carnivore
Length
23 feet (7.0 meters)
Weight
2,500 pounds (1,134 kg)
Family
Eustreptospondylidae

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Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.

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