HERRERASAURUS
a meat-eating herrerasaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic of Argentina.
Pronunciation: huh-REHR-uh-SOR-us
Meaning: Herrera's lizard
Author/s: Reig (
1963)
Synonyms: See
below
First Discovery: San Juan, Argentina
Discovery Chart Position: #209
Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
(Herrera's lizard from Ischigualasto)Etymology
Herrerasaurus is derived from "Herrera" (for Don Victorino Herrera, an Andean goatherd who discovered its remains) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).
Ischisaurus cattoi (Reig, 1963)
Frenguellisaurus ischigualastensis (Novas, 1986)
Discovery
The first remains of
Herrerasaurus were discovered at Aguada de la Peña in the Ischigualasto Formation of San Juan, northwestern Argentina, by Herrera in 1959.
The
Holotype (PVL 2566) includes vertebrae, hip, hind leg and foot material.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Triassic
Stage: Carnian
Age range: 237-228 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 4.5 meters
Est. max. hip height: 1.5 meters
Est. max. weight: 200 Kg
Diet: Carnivore
Herrerasaurus
ischigualastensis
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