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Saltopus Facts

Name Means
"Jumping Foot"
Type
Small Carnivore
Lived When
Late Triassic/Early Jurassic (235 to 200 million years ago)
Length
3 feet
Weight
5 pounds
Diet
Insects and small animals, and carrion (dead bodies of animals)
Habitat
Scotland

Interesting
Saltopus
Facts

Saltopus was one of the first dinosaurs to roam the earth. In fact, some scientists wonder if it wasn't actually a pre-dinosaur era reptile.

Saltopus is probably one of the the smallest meat-eating dinosaurs ever. Saltopus was fast and chased its prey. Scientists think it may have even been able to jump.

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Baryonyx Coelophysis Cynognathus
Deinonychus Dilophosaurus Dimorphodon
Diplocaulus Dromaeosaurus Elasmosaurus
Giganotosaurus Hesperonis Ichthyosaurus
Kronosaurus Liopleurodon Nothosaurus
Ornithomimus Oviraptor Ornitholestes
Plesiosaur Pliosaur Protoceratops
Quetzacoatlus Saltopus Pterodactyl
Stegosaurus T-Rex Spinosaurus
Trilobite Troodon Triceratops
Utahraptor Velociraptor Yangchuanosaurus


Roar! Saltopus is here! But he's tiny!

Saltopus may have been one of the earliest dinosaurs.

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Q: Which is bigger: a Dalmatian dog or a Saltopus?

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Find more Saltopus facts at:

http://www.abc.net.au/dinosaurs/fact_files/volcanic/quetzalcoatlus.htm

 

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