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Herrerasauridae

Sanjuansaurus

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Sanjuansaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Sanjuansaurus
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Triassic (231.4 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Herrerasauridae

Sanjuansaurus (“San Juan Province lizard”) is a genus of herrerasaurid dinosaur from the Late Triassic (Carnian) Ischigualasto Formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin in northwestern Argentina.

What we know

  • Named by Alcober & Martinez, 2010.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

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