
From the scant remains the living animal would appear to have been about 3 meters long.
Only a partial skull, the remains of 28 vertebrae, partial femora and an astragalus have been found for this dinosaur.
Only a partial skull, the remains of 28 vertebrae, partial femora and an astragalus have been found for this dinosaur.

Arizonasaurus was found in the Moenkopi Formation of northern Arizona.
The name Asylosaurus means unharmed or sanctuary lizard.Click on the dinosaur name for more information.

It is unsure of the Taxon of this dinosaur. It may have been a theropod.

The Blikanasaurus classification is Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Prosauropoda Blikanasauridae.

The Camelotia classification is Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Prosauropoda Melanorosauridae.

The Camposaurus classification is Saurischia, Theropoda, Coelophysoidea indet.

Caseosaurus was one of the first dinosaurs to live in North America.

The Chindesaurus was approximately 2 meters long and a carnivore.

Coelophysis was three meters long and it had only three functional digits, the fourth embedded in the flesh of the hand.

The Classification is Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropda, Plateosauridae.

Dinosaurs lived and evolved for over 185 million years until they became extinct. The cause has not been proven yet, but many believe that an asteroid Over 9 miles wide hit the earth In the Gulf of Mexico.

Desmatosuchus was not a dinosaur. It was from a group called Animalia which had more in common with animals than lizard.

Dolichosuchus discoverers only found one leg bone.

The fossils of Efraasia have been misidentified at least four times.

The Eocursor was left undescribed for 14 years.

The hip structure for the Eoraptor was very much like the hip of todays lizards.

The Euskelosaurus is thought that it could actually be a Plateosauravus which was from the same discovery location as well.

The Fabrosaurus was named after the French scientist Jean Henri Fabre; a colleague of Ginsburg's who was on the dig that discovered the Fabrosaurus.
The Paleotoligist who discovered the Gojirasaurus was a major fan of Godzilla. Gojira means Godzilla in Japanese.
The Guaibasaurus had three full fingers, and two vestigal ones on each hand.

The Halticosaurus is under the classification of Saurischia, Theropoda, Tetanurae, Coelurusauria.

The Herrerasaurus lived in a time were there was not many dinosaurs, but a lot of reptiles. It was during a ecological change in lifeforms to evolve.

Lessemsaurus was about 30 feet long which was very large for a Herbivore of the Triassic Period. During this time most dinosaurs were primitive and small.
The Likhoelesaurus remains undescribed because only teeth have been found so far for this late Triassic dinosaur.
The Liliensternus is under the classification of Saurischia, Theropoda, Ceratosauria, Halticosauridae.
The Lophostropheus classification is Saurischia Theropoda Coelophysoidea.

The Melanorosaurus classification is Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Prosauropoda Melanorosauridae.

Mussaurus is one of the smallest recorded fossil findings ever. A fossil of one infant was found that was only 8 to 15 inches.

The Newtonsaurus name itself shouldn't actually have a name because the fossils were not in good enough shape and their was not enough to research from.

The Pantydraco is known from only a partial skeleton discovery.

The Pisanosaurus classification for this herbivore is Ornithischia.

Plateosaurus' tail made up half its total body length, the animal being 8 meters or 27 feet long.

The Procompsognathus name was derived from Compsognathus meaning 'elegant jaw'.
The discoverer of the Protoavis dinosaur was Sankar Chatterjee who was a student of Texas Tech University.

The Rachitrema remains one of the most uncertain creatures of the Triassic Period. Unsure what classification it is or even if it is a dinosaur.

The Riojasaurus was medium sized of the Sauropod with a long neck, tail, and walked on four legs.

The classification is Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Prosauropoda Plateosauridae for the Ruehleia

The Saturnalia is the oldest dinosaurs that have been confirmed to ever exist.

The Sellosaurus has a large claw on its thumb probably used for defense.

The Spondylosoma Name actually means vertebra body.

The Staurikosaurus name refers to the star constellation "The Southern Cross", pictured in the coat of arms of Brazil and only visible in the southern hemisphere. It got this name because it was rare to find a dinosaur in the southern hemisphere

Technosaurus was a
Texas dinosaur. It was found at the Bull Canyon Formation in Texas.

The Teyuwasu classification is Saurischia Sauropodomorpha? Prosauropoda possibly.

The classification of the Thecodontosaurus is Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Prosauropoda Thecodontosauridae.

The Thotobolosaurus has not been described yet because the fossils for this dinosaur are not recognizable enough.
Click on any of the pictures or names above to learn specifically about that particular dinosaur of this period. The Triassic life is the time period of 250 to 203 million years ago. It is the first time area of which dinosaur fossils are dated and is the beginning of the dinosaur evolution ladder. Before the Triassic Era there were large reptiles, but were not classified as a dinosaur. Much changed with the worlds atmosphere and life forms during this period. This is also the period where mammals started to appear in the oceans as well. The dinosaurs of the Triassic era were much more smaller than in the later periods as well.
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