Panphagia protos

† Panphagia protos was a basal sauropodiform dinosaur from the Carnian Stage of the Late Triassic, Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina. An early omnivore-herbivore approximately 1.3 m long, it represents one of the earliest sauropodomorphs, bridging the origins of the long-necked dinosaur lineage.

Time Period

Triassic Late Mesozoic Era

Panphagia protos lived during the Triassic Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 237,0 to 201,4 million years ago.

The first true dinosaurs appeared during the late Triassic, including early theropods like Eoraptor and Herrerasaurus. Dinosaurs were still small and not yet dominant. The period ended with the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event.