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Where have Coelophysis fossils been found in the United States?
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Triassic Period
Distribution of landmasses, mountainous regions, shallow seas, and deep ocean basins during the early Triassic Period. Included in the paleogeographic reconstruction are the locations of the interval's subduction zones.
In the United States, Coelophysis fossils have been famously discovered at Ghost Ranch, located near Abiquiu, New Mexico. This site is notable for a massive death assemblage containing hundreds of skeletons, which were first excavated in 1947.1
These small, carnivorous dinosaurs date to the Late Triassic Period, a time when these animals inhabited North America.12