Pronunciation: huh-REAH-ruh-SOR-ruh-day
Author: Benedetto
Year: 1973
Meaning: Herrera's lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: Staurikosauridae (Galton, 1977)
Herreravia (Paul, 1988)
Author: Benedetto
Year: 1973
Meaning: Herrera's lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: Staurikosauridae (Galton, 1977)
Herreravia (Paul, 1988)
[Sereno, 2005]Definition
The most inclusive clade containing Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis but not Passer domesticus (House Sparrow).
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Etymology
Herrerasauridae is derived from "Herrera" (for Don Victorino Herrera who discovered Herrerasaurus), and the Greek "sauros" (lizard) and "-idae" (family).
References
• Benedetto JL. (1973) "Nueva familia de saurisquios triásicos". Ameghiniana, 10: 89-102.
• Brinkman DB and Sues H-D (1987) "A staurikosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Triassic Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina and the relationships of the Staurikosauridae". Palaeontology, 30: 493-503.
• Paul GS (1988) "Predatory Dinosaurs of the World".
• Sereno PC (1998) "A rationale for phylogenetic definitions, with application to the higher-level taxonomy of Dinosauria". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, 210(1): 41-83.
• Langer MC (2004) "Basal Saurischia". Page 25-46 in Weishampel, Dodson and Osmolska (eds.) "The Dinosauria: Second Edition".
