Coloradisaurus

Field photograph to come

DV-0281Los Colorados Fm., Argentina

Coloradisaurus

DV-0281

Lived
227 to 206 million years ago, Late Triassic
Length
about 4 m (13 ft)
Group
Early sauropodomorphs, Massospondylidae
Found in
Argentina
Named by
Lambert 1983

Field notes

About Coloradisaurus

Coloradisaurus was an early sauropodomorph that lived in the Late Triassic, 227 to 206 million years ago. It belongs to the family Massospondylidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Coloradisaurus, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Los Colorados Formation. It was named by Lambert in 1983.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

2 finds

220 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

To scale

How big was Coloradisaurus?

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Coloradisaurus: about 4 m (13 ft) · Person: 1.8 m (6 ft)Silhouette: typical early sauropodomorph shape

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Massospondylidae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: D. Lambert. 1983. A Field Guide to Dinosaurs. Avon Books, New York