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Project Exploration - Paleontology Education and Dinosaur Exhibits
Using the wonders of science to inspire city kids
950 East 61st Street Chicago, IL 60637 • 773.834.7614 • F.773.834.7625   
 
  Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
Named in honor of Argentinian Victorino Herrera.		  
Herrerasaurus
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
   
Herrerasaurus
Photo © Paul Sereno		  
 
Notes:
 

Herrerasaurus was found in 1958 by Victorino Herrera in Argentina. The first skull of Herrerasaurus was found by Paul Sereno in 1988.
 

 

 

 

 
   
 
 
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