Riojasaurus
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| Riojasaurus Temporal range: Upper Triassic |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Prosauropoda |
| Family: | Riojasauridae |
| Genus: | Riojasaurus Bonaparte, 1967 |
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Riojasaurus was one of the earliest of the large, plant-eating dinosaurs. Riojasaurus lived during the late Triassic period, roughly 225 to 219 million years ago. Fossils have been found in La Rioja Province in Argentina. Fossils include incomplete skeletons from about 20 individuals.
