The Chindesaurus name means Ghost or Evil Spirit. Fossils from this dinosaur were found at a geological park called the Chinle Formation which is located in Arizona, United States. The discoverer was Bryan Small in 1984. Its no doubt the dinosaur was named after the discovery location. The dinosaur is known to be in the Herrerasauridae family as a Theropoda. The late Triassic carnivore was described by Long and Murry in 1995 and named at that time as well.