Perijasaurus lapaz
"Perija lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Perijasaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Early Jurassic (175.5–174.8 Mya)
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Perijasaurus (meaning “Perija lizard”) is a genus of basal eusauropod sauropod dinosaur from the “Girón-type redbeds” of the La Quinta Formation of Cesar Department, north-eastern Colombia. The type species is Perijasaurus lapaz. It lived during the Toarcian-Aalenian boundary around 175 million years ago (early to middle Jurassic period).
What we know
- Named by Rincón et al., 2022.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Perijasaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.