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clade · 1 represented species

Herrerasauria

Herrerasauria is included in this curated classification as a clade within Saurischia. Its displayed membership follows the simplified relationships used by this dataset.

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Herrerasauria

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Representative silhouette for Herrerasauria
1Direct child groups
1Countries represented
231.4–228.9 MaDataset range

Branch structure

Direct branches in this dataset

genus

Herrerasaurus

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Representative taxa

Dinosaurs in this branch

Side-view life reconstruction of Herrerasaurus ischigualastensisArt by TotalDino · CC BY-SA 4.0

Triassic

Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis

A large, lightly built Late Triassic predator from Argentina with a long low skull, serrated teeth, grasping three-clawed hands and a mixture of primitive and theropod-like skeletal features.

carnivore~5 m

Distribution

Geographic record

Argentina

Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.

Sources

Further reading

Introduction to the DinosauriaDinosaur Paleobiology