Genus
Valid Extinct

Chromogisaurus

Ezcurra 2010

Chromogisaurus is an extinct genus of saturnaliid sauropodomorph which existed in Argentina during the Late Triassic (Carnian) period. It is from the Cancha de Bochas, Valle Pintado member of the Ischigualasto Formation. It was a small, bipedal herbivore, about 2 metres in length.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Terrestrial
Chromogisaurus
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Digital drawing of the known skeletal remains of Chromogisaurus novasi. Known elements represented in white and unknown in gray. Reconstructed elements are based on Saturnalia tupiniquim © Maurissauro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Chromogisaurus
Chromogisaurus
Chromogisaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Saturnaliidae Subfamily
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Chromogisaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
1,9 m ⓘ
Chromogisaurus novasi
Mass
12 kg ⓘ
Chromogisaurus novasi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Ischigualasto
1
Temporal distribution
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Chromogisaurus novasi 237 Ma
Images 3
Bibliography
Original description
M. D. Ezcurra. 2010. A new early dinosaur (Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Argentina: a reassessment of dinosaur origin and phylogeny. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8:371-425 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. D. Ezcurra. 2010. A new early dinosaur (Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Argentina: a reassessment of dinosaur origin and phylogeny. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8:371-425 DOI ↗