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Detailed explanation-1: -Eyesight was important to Coelophysis for tracking smaller prey items and as such the eyes were large in comparison to the small, slender head. The narrow skull was filled with small but sharp teeth which lead researchers to believe that this carnivore likely fed on smaller lizards.

Detailed explanation-2: -Diet: What did they Eat These carnivores would rely upon a variety of arthropods (i.e., insects that were large during the era), smaller reptiles, and fish.

Detailed explanation-3: -Due to their relatively small size, Coelophysis are vulnerable to predatory dinosaurs, though can cohabitate with larger herbivorous species they are too small to hunt.