Saltopus means "leaping foot." Saltopus was small. It is even smaller then a crocodile's mouth opening. It lived near rivers. It was a meateater. It probably was also a scavanger. The saltapus was about 2 feet long and it weighed about 2 pounds. It had a long head with lots of very sharp teeth. Saltopus walked on its two legs and was a very fast runner. It was very quick and scientists think it was a jumping dinosaur. It had two hands. Each hand had five fingers. Saltopus is one of the oldest dinosaurs we know about. Skeletons of Saltopus were found in Northern Scotland.

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