herrerasaur
/hɛˈrɛrəˌsɔr/
noun
- A small, early carnivorous dinosaur from the Triassic period, known from fossils found in South America.
- Paleontologists discovered a nearly complete herrerasaur skeleton in Argentina.
- Unlike later giant dinosaurs, the herrerasaur was only about the size of a large dog.
- The herrerasaur is one of the oldest known dinosaurs, living about 230 million years ago.
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