Dinosaur Vault

Eodromaeus

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DV-0779Ischigualasto Fm., Argentina

Eodromaeus

DV-0779

Lived
237 to 227 million years ago, Late Triassic
Group
Early dinosaurs
Found in
Argentina
Named by
Martinez et al. 2011

Field notes

About Eodromaeus

Eodromaeus was an early dinosaur that lived in the Late Triassic, 237 to 227 million years ago.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Eodromaeus, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Ischigualasto Formation. It was named by Martinez et al. in 2011.

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 Saurischia.

Sources: Paleobiology DatabaseNamed in: R. N. Martinez, P. C. Sereno, and O. A. Alcober, C. E. Colombi, P. R. Renne, I. P. Montañez, B. S. Currie. 2011. A basal dinosaur from the dawn of the dinosaur era in southwestern Pangaea. Science 331(6014):206-210