Dinosauria›Ornithischia
Pisanosaurus Pisanosaurus mertii Casamiquela 1967
/pɪˌsænəˈsɔːrəs/
Late Triassic (Carnian) · 233.6–227.3 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview
Pisanosaurus mertii is a dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 233.6–227.3 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Casamiquela 1967. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Pisanosaurus mertii sits in deep time
Pisanosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Pisanosaurus mertii's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.