Valle Pintado (Triassic of Argentina)

Also known as Herrerasaurus type, Ischigualasto, Aguada de la Peña

Where: San Juan, Argentina (29.2° S, 68.7° W: paleocoordinates 45.9° S, 34.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ischigualasto Formation, Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• lower beds of formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by V. Herrero in 1961

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: O. A. Reig. 1963. La presencia de dinosaurios saurisquios en los "Estratos de Ischigualasto" (Mesotriasico Superior) de las provincias de San Juan y La Rioja (República Argentina) [The presence of saurischian dinosaurs in the "Ischigualasto beds" (upper Middle Triassic) of San Juan and La Rioja Provinces (Argentine Republic)]. Ameghiniana 3(1):3-20 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 52741: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.08.2005

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Theropoda - Herrerasauridae
Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis n. gen. n. sp. Reig 1963 herrerasaurid
PVL 2556