Named in honor of Argentinian
Victorino Herrera.
Illustration by C. Abraczinskas
and P. Sereno
Type: Theropod,
meat eater
Age: 235-230
million years ago
Length: 13 feet
Discovery
site: Ishigualasto
badlands of Argentina
Photo © Project Exploration
Notes:
Herrerasaurus was found in
1958 by Victorino Herrera in Argentina. The first
skull of Herrerasaurus was found by Paul
Sereno in 1988. |
