LegendaryChilesaurus
Chilesaurus diegosuarezi
CHEE-lay-SORE-us· “Chile lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Chilesauridae
3.2 m
Length
1 m
Height
40 kg
Weight
A baffling 'Frankenstein' dinosaur from Chile that mixes features of meat-eating theropods, long-necked sauropods and armoured ornithischians — yet was a plant-eater. It was found by a seven-year-old boy.
When
Late Jurassic, ~145 million years ago
Found in
Chile
Discovered
Diego Suárez, 2015
Did you know?
- A bizarre plant-eating theropod blending features from several groups.
- Nicknamed the 'platypus dinosaur' for its odd mix of traits.
- Discovered by seven-year-old Diego Suárez in Chilean Patagonia.
Artwork: Danny Cicchetti, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.