Sanjuansaurus
Field photograph to come
Sanjuansaurus
DV-0755
- Lived
- 237 to 227 million years ago, Late Triassic
- Group
- Early dinosaurs, Herrerasauridae
- Found in
- Argentina
- Named by
- Alcober and Martínez 2010
Field notes
About Sanjuansaurus
Sanjuansaurus was an early dinosaur that lived in the Late Triassic, 237 to 227 million years ago. It belongs to the family Herrerasauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Sanjuansaurus, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Ischigualasto Formation. It was named by Alcober and Martínez in 2010.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
230 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Herrerasauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: O. A. Alcober and R. N. Martínez. 2010. A new herrerasaurid (Dinosauria, Saurischia) from the Upper Triassic Ischigualasto Formation of northwestern Argentina. Zookeys 63:55-81