Chromogisaurus Chromogisaurus

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Chromogisaurus 2 m (6.6 ft) long
2 people holding hands
Length
2 m (6.6 ft)
Period
Late Triassic (232–230 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Saturnaliidae

Chromogisaurus is an extinct genus of saturnaliid sauropodomorph which existed in Argentina during the Late Triassic (Carnian) period. It is from the Cancha de Bochas, Valle Pintado member of the Ischigualasto Formation. It was a small, bipedal herbivore, about 2 m in length.

What we know

  • Named by Ezcurra, 2010.
  • Body length estimated at about 2 m.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.