DinosauriaHerrerasauridaeLate TriassicSaurischiaSouth America

Frenguellisaurus ischigualastensis

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Dinosaur: Frenguellisaurus ischigualastensis

Triassic: 237–227 Ma
Type: Herrerasauridae

Length*:6.1 m20.0 ft
Weight*:540 kg1,190 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

South America

Area: South America


Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Carnian
Years: 237–227 Ma

Details

Status: S > Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
Author: Novas
Year: 1986

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: San Juan
Formation: Ischigualasto

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Herrerasauridae


Sources

Material: Partial skeleton with partial skull.
References: Novas, (1986). Un probable teropodo (Saurischia) de la Formación Ischigualasto (Triásico superior), San Juan, Argentina.

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