Genus: Coelophysis COPE, 1889
Etymology: Greek koilos “hollow” and Greek physis “form, nature” for
the hollow vertebrae.
Species: bauri (COPE, 1887) COPE, 1889
Neotype: AMNH 7224 (ICZN Opinion 1842)
Note: Coelophysis sp von HUENE, 1915.
Locality: Ghost Ranch Quarry or the Whitaker Quarry, SE 1/4, SE. 1/4, SW 1/4, Section 1, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Horizon: Rock Point Formation, Chinle Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Apachean, Late Norian Stage, Upper Late Triassic Epoch, Late Late Triassic.
Material: Skull and skeleton.
Note: Stomach content of a crocodilimorpha skeleton (NESBITT, TURNER, ERICKSON, & NORELL, 2006)
Referred material:
RINEHART, HUNT, LUCAS & HECKERT, 2005
Locality: Ghost Ranch Quarry or the Whitaker Quarry, SE 1/4, SE. 1/4, SW 1/4, Section 1, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Horizon: Rock Point Formation, Chinle Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Apachean, Late Norian Stage, Upper Late Triassic Epoch, Late Late Triassic.
Material:
NMMNH P-44801: Fragmentary skeleton with small amounts of coprolite material and sparse bone fragments in the stomach region.
NMMNH P-42352: Fragmentary skeleton with cololite and/or coprolite material with small bone fragments in the stomach region.
NMMNH P-44552: Fragmentary skeleton with coprolites with rich bone fragments in the stomach region.