Saturnalia
Saturnalia tupiniquim
Saturnalia is an extinct genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Triassic Santa Maria Formation of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It contains one species, Saturnalia tupiniquim. It is one of the earliest known dinosaurs.
- Family
- Saturnaliidae
- Order
- Saurischia
- Period
- Triassic (233.0–225.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- 1.5–1.8 m
- Weight
- 5–8 kg
- Type locality
- Santa Maria Formation, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
- Holotype
- MCP 3844-PV
- PBDB
- txn:68123