Dinosauria›Saurischia›Herrerasauridae
Herrerasaurus Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis Reig 1963
/hˌɛɹɚɹɐsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Triassic (Carnian) · 237–227.3 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Where It Was Found
Country
Argentina
Region
San Juan
Formation
Ischigualasto
Dig sites
7
distinct collections
Overview
Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis is a dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 237.0–227.3 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. Fossils have been recovered from San Juan, Argentina. It was named by Reig 1963. The species is represented by 10 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~33%
well attested
Based on 10 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis sits in deep time
Herrerasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.