LegendaryEodromaeus
Eodromaeus murphi
EE-oh-DROM-ee-us· “dawn runner”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Triassic🥩 carnivore🦴 Eodromaeidae
1.2 m
Length
0.3 m
Height
5 kg
Weight
One of the earliest known theropods — a small, fleet-footed predator from the Late Triassic of Argentina that lived right at the dawn of the dinosaurs, alongside Eoraptor.
When
Late Triassic, ~230 million years ago
Found in
Argentina
Discovered
Ricardo Martínez, 2011
Did you know?
- Among the earliest true predatory dinosaurs, about 230 million years old.
- A small, lightly built runner from the dawn of the dinosaur age.
- Lived beside Eoraptor in Argentina's Ischigualasto ('Valley of the Moon').
Artwork: Conty, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.