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Dinosaur: Eoraptor lunensis
| Length*: | 1.75 m | 5.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 5 kg | 11 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Carnian
Years: 237–227 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sereno et al.
Year: 1993
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: San Juan
Formation: Ischigualasto
Classification
Locations
Sources
Material: Almost complete skeleton with skull, referred several individuals.
References: Sereno, P. C., Martínez, R. N., & Alcober, O. A. (2013). Osteology of Eoraptor lunensis (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha).
