Herrerasaurus
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| phylum | Chordata | Herrerasaurus was one of the earliest dinosaurs or dinosaur relatives. Its name means "Herrera's lizard", after the rancher who discovered the first specimen. All known fossils of this carnivore have been discovered in rocks of late Ladinian age (middle Triassic dated to 231.4 million years ago) in northwestern Argentina. Ischisaurus and Frenguellisaurus are synonyms.
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| clade | Sauropsida | |
| clade | Dinosauromorpha | |
| family | Herrerasauridae | |
| genus | Herrerasaurus | |
| species | H. ischigualastensis |
