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Description
Sanjuansaurus gordilloi was an herrerasaurid dinosaur. It lived during the Late Triassic (Carnian) period in northwestern Argentina. It was a lightly built, bipedal carnivore, about 3 metres in length.
The Ischigualasto Formation in northwestern Argentina was a volcanically active floodplain covered by forests, with a warm and humid climate. It was subject to seasonal variations including strong rainfalls. Vegetation consisted of ferns, horsetails, and giant conifers, which formed highland forests along the banks of rivers.
This is a speculative restoration based on the likelihood that proto-feathers were present in basal dinosaurs, and perhaps even a more ancestral animal, in light of the pycnofibers of pterosaurs.

Description
Sanjuansaurus gordilloi was an herrerasaurid dinosaur. It lived during the Late Triassic (Carnian) period in northwestern Argentina. It was a lightly built, bipedal carnivore, about 3 metres in length.
The Ischigualasto Formation in northwestern Argentina was a volcanically active floodplain covered by forests, with a warm and humid climate. It was subject to seasonal variations including strong rainfalls. Vegetation consisted of ferns, horsetails, and giant conifers, which formed highland forests along the banks of rivers.
This is a speculative restoration based on the likelihood that proto-feathers were present in basal dinosaurs, and perhaps even a more ancestral animal, in light of the pycnofibers of pterosaurs.