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Saturnaliidae

Chromogisaurus

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Chromogisaurus 2 m (6.6 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic sauropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Chromogisaurus
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.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Chromogisaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.