- Type of dinosaur:
- prosauropod
- Length:
- 5.2m
- Diet:
- herbivorous or omnivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Triassic, 221-210 million years ago
- Found in:
- Argentina
20 Riojasaurus skeletons have been found, both adult and young.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Anchisauria, Melanorosauridae
- Named by:
- Bonaparte (1969)
- Type species:
- incertus