Sarcosaurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Sarcosaurus (meaning "flesh lizard") is a genus of basal theropod dinosaur. Sarcosaurus is one of the earliest known Jurassic theropods: it is one of only a few from this time.
| Sarcosaurus Temporal range: Jurassic period
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| Skeletons of the known specimens of Sarcosaurus woodi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Neotheropoda |
| Genus: | †Sarcosaurus Andrews, 1921 |
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| †Sarcosaurus woodi Andrews, 1921
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