Synonyms: Coelurus agilis Marsh 1884 [objective synonym], Elaphrosaurus agilis Marsh 1884 [objective synonym]
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1879. Notice of new Jurassic reptiles. American Journal of Science and Arts 18:501-505
Belongs to Coelurus according to T. R. Holtz et al. 2004
See also Breithaupt 1990, Carpenter 1997, Carpenter et al. 2005, Carpenter et al. 2005, Chure 2000, Chure et al. 2006, Cope 1887, Gilmore 1920, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hunt and Lucas 2006, Knight 1900, Kuhn 1939, Lull 1911, Lydekker 1889, Marsh 1879, Marsh 1896, Mateus 2006, Molnar et al. 1981, Mook 1916, Nopcsa 1901, Norell and Makovicky 1997, Ostrom 1980, Paul 1988, Perrier 1928, Poropat and Kear 2013, Rauhut 2003, Rauhut and Carrano 2016, Russell 1972, Santafé et al. 1982, Sauvage 1880, Seeley 1888, Steel 1970, Swinton 1970, Vetter 1884, Welles 1984, Zanno et al. 2009 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxon: Coelurus gracilis
Type specimens:
- Coelurus fragilis: YPM 1993, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Quarry 13, Como Bluff (YPM), which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian crevasse splay sandstone/claystone in the Morrison Formation of Wyoming.
- Coelurus agilis: YPM 2010. Its type locality is Quarry 13, Como Bluff (YPM), which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian crevasse splay sandstone/claystone in the Morrison Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (5: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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