Named By: | R. A. Long & P. A. Murry in 1995 |
Time Period: | Late Triassic, 235-210 Ma |
Location: | USA, Arizona - Chinle Formation, New Mexico - Bull Canyon Formation, Chinle Formation, Texas - Colorado City Formation |
Size: | Roughly estimated to be about 2 - 2.3 meters long |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial remains of several individuals |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Herrerasauridae | |
Also known as: | | Caseosaurus | |
Chindesaurus ( CHIN-di-SAWR-as) is a genus of herrerasaurid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 235-210 million years ago during the latter part of the Triassic Period in what is now the Southwestern United States. Chindesaurus was a small, bipedal, carnivore, that could grow up to 2 to 2.3 m (6.6 to 7.5 ft) long.