Piatnitzkysaurus

Piatnitzkysaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic ~166–164 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Skeleton cast
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Family:	†Piatnitzkysauridae
Genus:	†Piatnitzkysaurus Bonaparte 1979
Species:	†P. floresi
Binomial name
Piatnitzkysaurus floresi Bonaparte 1979

Piatnitzkysaurus (meaning "Piatnitzky's lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur. It lived about 166 to 164 million years ago in the middle Jurassic Period. Its remains were found in Argentina. The animal was a fairly large, lightly built, bipedal, land-based carnivore. It grew up to 6.6 m (21.7 ft) long.

Classification

Megalosauroidea	Xuanhanosaurus Marshosaurus Condorraptor Piatnitzkysaurus Chuandongocoelurus Monolophosaurus Megalosauria Spinosauridae Megalosauridae