Triassic
Eoraptor
Eoraptor lunensis
The catalogue presents Eoraptor as a omnivore member of Eoraptorinae that lived during the Triassic, between 231.4–228.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 1.0 m in length and 10 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Eoraptor, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Sereno et al. (1993).
The PBDB places it in Sauropodomorpha, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Eoraptorinae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Eoraptorinae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Carnian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Ischigualasto Formation (1). Provenance: Argentina.
The catalogue records the holotype as PVSJ 512 and the type locality as “Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina”.
- PVSJ 512
- Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina
The catalogue's reference measurements are 1.0 m in length and 10 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 1.0 m
- 10 kg
The record gathers 21 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 10 kg
- Period
- Triassic
- Time range
- 231.4–228.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1991
- Described by
- Paul Sereno
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Eoraptorinae
- Genus
- Eoraptor
- Species
- E. lunensis
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- PVSJ 512
- Type locality
- Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina