Archaeocursor

ancient runner

• archaios · Greek · ancient
• cursor · Latin · runner

The name combines the Greek "archaios" (ancient) with the Latin "cursor" (runner). It describes a small, early, presumably fleet-footed dinosaur. I am not certain of the specific reasoning the authors gave.

I am confident that Archaeocursor is a published dinosaur genus name (type species A. asiaticus). I am not confident about its authorship, date, age or locality, so I have left those fields blank. The etymology comes from the name's Greek and Latin roots. Please check the original description before relying on it.