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.