Stokesosaurus
| Stokesosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic (Tithonian), ~
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| Holotype UMNH VP 7473 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Superfamily: | †Tyrannosauroidea |
| Clade: | †Pantyrannosauria |
| Family: | †Stokesosauridae |
| Genus: | †Stokesosaurus Madsen, 1974 |
| Species: | †S. clevelandi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Stokesosaurus clevelandi Madsen, 1974
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Stokesosaurus (meaning "Stokes' lizard") is a genus of early tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaurs from the late Jurassic period of Utah, United States. They were small, bipedal predators measuring around 3 to 4 meters (9.8 to 13.1 ft) in length.