Herrerasaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Triassic period and inhabited South America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Argentina and Argentina.
Quick facts about Herrerasaurus:
- Existed from Upper Triassic Epoch to 201.3 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 11 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Herrerasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- K. T. Hollocher and O. A. Alcober. 2005. Carnivore coprolites from the Upper Triassic Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina: chemistry, mineralogy, and evidence for rapid initial mineralization. Palaios 20(1):51-63
- F. E. Novas. 1986. Un probable teropodo (Saurischia) de la Formacion Ischigualasto (Triasico Superior), San Juan, Argentina [A probable theropod (Saurischia) from the Ischigualasto Formation (Upper Triassic), San Juan, Argentina]. IV Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia 1:1-6
- P. C. Sereno and C. A. Forster. 1993. Primitive dinosaur skeleton from Argentina and the early evolution of Dinosauria. Nature 361:64-66
