Triassic Period Dinosaurs Archives

Herrerasaurus

Herrerasaurus Ischigualastensis- The One and Only Herrerasaurus Herrerasaurus, pronounced huh-Rare-uh-Sore-us, is classified to the family of Herrerasauridae, designated as the oldest known dinosaurs. The genus species type, Ischigualastensis, was marked by Osvaldo Reig in 1963, and named after the person credited with finding the first fossilized traces of this species. … [Read more...]

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Eoraptor

Eoraptor was a Very Primitive Dinosaur Eoraptor, pronounced “EE-oh-RAP-tor, was one of the earliest known dinosaurs. It's name comes from the Greek, meaning “Dawn plunderer”. It lived in the Triassic period, about 228 million years ago. Eoraptor lived in what is today the northwestern region of South America. Eoraptor was from the saurischia, or “lizard-hipped”, order of … [Read more...]

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Plateosaurus

Plateosaurus is a Late Triassic Dinosaur Plateosaurus, pronounced PLAT-ee-oh-SAW-rus, was a sauropodomorph which lived around 204 to 214 million years ago during the Late Triassic period. It was discovered in 1834 by Johann Friedrich Engelhardt when paleontology was still a new science, in fact, the first known use of the word “paleontology” was not until a few years later. … [Read more...]

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Coelophysis

Coelophysis was a Nine Foot Long Carnivore Some 216.5 to 203.6 million years ago during the late Triassic period Coelophysis walked the Earth. As one of the earliest known genera of dinosaurs this nine foot long carnivore can teach us a lot about the evolution of dinosaurs. Below we will take a look at everything you ever wanted to know about the dinosaur that would become New … [Read more...]

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