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eoraptor

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Noun1.eoraptor - a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor
bird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur - any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
genus Eoraptor - primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic


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Because it is the most primitive dinosaur ever found, Eoraptor provides an unprecedented look backward into the earliest evolution of these beasts from an ancestral form that spawned all later dinosaurs.
Soreno is responsible for several landmark fossil discoveries including the flesh-eating Eoraptor, (featured in the film "Jurassic Park") the oldest dinosaur ever found (lived roughly 228 million years ago), and the gargantuan Jobaria, a 135-million year-old, 70-ft.
 
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