Herrerasaurus, skull Protoceratops It was discovered in 1924

It was discovered in 1924 by quarrymen working for the Northern Lime Company in Taung

prepared and mounted this virtually complete Cladastes

Of all Solnhofen decapod fossils

Because of the lightness and loose articulation of a decapod's carapace

Herrerasaurus, skull Protoceratops It was discovered in 1924Herrerasaurus (huh RARE ah SAWR us) (meaning "Herrera's lizard;" Victorino Herrera was a rancher who discovered the fossil) was a late Triassic archosaur (a reptile that was almost a dinosaur) from about 230 million years ago. It used to be thought to be a very early dinosaur and a primitive prosauropod. It was a speedy bipedal carnivore about 17 feet long, weighing roughly 440 780 pounds. It had a short neck and a large head. Three partial skeletons