Dinosauria Late Triassic Ornithischia South America

Pisanosaurus mertii

Dinosaur: Pisanosaurus mertii

Triassic: 237–227 Ma

*Length:**	1.6 m	5.2 ft
*Weight:**	5 kg	11 lb

ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: South America

Period

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

Details

Status: valid
Author: Casamiquela
Year: 1967

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: La Rioja
Formation: Ischigualasto

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia

Sources

Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments.
References: Desojo J.B., Fiorelli L.E., Ezcurra M.D. et al. (2020). The Late Triassic Ischigualasto Formation at Cerro Las Lajas (La Rioja, Argentina): fossil tetrapods, high-resolution chronostratigraphy, and faunal correlations.

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