Syntarsus kayentakatae

† Syntarsus kayentakatae is a species of Syntarsus from the Kayenta Formation of Arizona, closely related to African Syntarsus rhodesiensis. Its presence documents a similar coelophysid fauna in both North America and southern Africa during the Early Jurassic.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Syntarsus kayentakatae 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

Syntarsus kayentakatae 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.