• Herrerasaurus is likely a genus of saurischian dinosaur from the Late Triassic period. Measuring 6 m (20 ft) long and weighing around 350 kg (770 lb)...
  • Herrerasaurus is a genus of basal theropod from the Carnian age of the Late Triassic period, around 231 million years ago. It contains one species, H.ischigulastensis .
  • Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis was a 3 to 6-metre-long predatory dinosaur that stalked northwestern Argentina during the Late Triassic period.
  • The Herrerasaurus was well-equipped for its defenses. As big as the Herrerasaurus is, it was often preyed on by other more giant dinosaurs.
  • The Herrerasaurus had a medium shaped body and walked on two long hind legs, while their relatively shorter forearms had short arm bones.
  • With a light frame that allow it to run very quickly and large, jagged teeth that help it to latch onto prey, Herrerasaurus feeds on smaller herbivores.
  • Herrerasaurus was a relatively small, bipedal carnivore, measuring around 4 meters (13 feet) in length and weighing around 200 kilograms (440 pounds).
  • Herrerasaurus, (genus Herrerasaurus), primitive carnivorous dinosaur or close relative of dinosaurs found as fossils in Argentine deposits from the Late Triassic...
  • A compilation of the best Herrerasaurus illustrations, facts, fossils, and maps. See how it lived in South America during the Triassic period.
  • While initially described as a primitive carnosaur, the classification of Herrerasaurus was hotly debated for three decades after its discovery.