Chindesaurus
Chindesaurus
- Pronunciation:
- chin-dee-sore-us
- Name meaning:
- 'Chinde lizard'
- Type of dinosaur:
- early dinosaur
- Length:
- 4.0m
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Triassic, 227-210 million years ago
- Found in:
- USA
Chindesaurus had a long whip-like tail and long legs. No skull has been found, so its reconstruction is guesswork based on similar dinosaurs.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Herrerasauridae
- Named by:
- Long and Murry (1995)
- Type species:
- bryansmalli
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