Grallator tenuis

† Grallator tenuis — an Early Jurassic theropod ichnospecies from the Connecticut Valley, United States. 'Slender Grallator' tracks representing gracile small theropods. The Connecticut Valley is one of the world's classic dinosaur track localities; Grallator tenuis exemplifies small predatory the.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Grallator tenuis was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Jurassic Early Mesozoic Era

Grallator tenuis lived during the Jurassic Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 201.4 to 174.7 million years ago.

After the Triassic-Jurassic extinction, dinosaurs rapidly diversified and became the dominant land vertebrates. Early sauropods and theropods began to evolve larger body sizes.