Chromogisaurus

DV-0727

Lived: 237 to 227 million years ago, Late Triassic
Group: Early sauropodomorphs, Saturnaliidae
Found in: Argentina
Named by: Ezcurra 2010

Field notes

About Chromogisaurus

Chromogisaurus was an early sauropodomorph that lived in the Late Triassic, 237 to 227 million years ago. It belongs to the family Saturnaliidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Chromogisaurus, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Ischigualasto Formation. It was named by Ezcurra in 2010.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

230 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Saturnaliidae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: M. D. Ezcurra. 2010. A new early dinosaur (Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Argentina: a reassessment of dinosaur origin and phylogeny. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8:371-425