Herrerasaurus

Translingual

Etymology

Named after Argentine goatherd Victorino Herrera, who found the first fossils, + -saurus.

Proper noun

†Herrerasaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Herrerasauridae – one of the earliest dinosaurs, from the Triassic of Argentina.

References

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