Chromogisaurus

Kro-mo-ge-sor-us.
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Emerson Winslow

Paleoichthyologist

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Name

Chromogisaurus ‭(‬coloured earth lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Kro-mo-ge-sor-us.

Named By

M.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Ezcurra‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Guaibasauridae,‭ ‬Saturnaliinae.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

C.‭ ‬novasi‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬2‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ischigualasto Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Chromogisaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Triassic.‭ ‬At only about two meters long,‭ ‬Chromogisaurus was small for its kind,‭ ‬though certainly not unique.‭ ‬The main predators of Chromogisaurus would have mainly been the emerging theropod dinosaurs,‭ ‬though late surviving rauisuchians would have been potential threats as well.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬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.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Ezcurra‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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