Ischigualastia — size comparison

Ischigualastia was a herbivorous dicynodont of Late Triassic Argentine floodplains. It belonged to synapsids, the lineage including mammals and their extinct re

Silhouette comparison

Length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates

Ischigualastia

Ischigualastia jenseni

ok. 3,5 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side

Mass · szacunek
No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Body lengthScale in m
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IschigualastiaBody lengthapprox. 3.5 m

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Ischigualastia — size comparison — facts and sources

Ischigualastia was a herbivorous dicynodont of Late Triassic Argentine floodplains. It belonged to synapsids, the lineage including mammals and their extinct relatives. It had a massive skull and stocky quadrupedal body.

Early dinosaurs already inhabited its environment, but large herbivores from other groups remained important. Seasonal rain changed plant and water availability. Its genus name refers to the Ischigualasto Formation.

The species was described in 1962 from skull material and part of the skeleton.

Measurement sources