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Panphagia

Say it: pan-FAY-jee-uh

Name means: “all eater”1

Ate: A bit of everythingLong-necksLate Triassic

Panphagia was one of the very first long-necked dinosaurs. It was small and fast, and it ate both plants and meat. This dinosaur helps scientists understand how the giant sauropods evolved.1

Lived

237 to 227 million years ago3

Late Triassic

Fossils found in

Valle Pintado, Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan Province, Argentina3 2

Food

A bit of everything1

Length

1.3 m2

juvenile specimen

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

How big was it?

How long was it?

as long as 2.5 house cats nose to tailas long as 7 bananas end to end

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Fun facts

Panphagia lived about 231 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

It was one of the earliest known sauropodomorphs, the group that later included giants like Brachiosaurus.2

The only fossil found so far is from a young, not fully grown individual.2

Panphagia shared its home with other early dinosaurs like Eoraptor and Herrerasaurus.2

Its name means 'all eater' because scientists think it ate both plants and animals.1

The fossils were found in 2006 by paleontologist Ricardo N. Martínez in Argentina.1

AI-made picture of Panphagia — An AI-made picture of how Panphagia might have looked, made by a computer from what scientists know. It is a guess: the real animal may have looked different, and nobody knows its true colours.

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Most asked questions about Panphagia

?How big was Panphagia?

About 1.3 metres (4.3 feet) long. That is about as long as a medium-sized dog.1 2

?What did Panphagia eat?

It ate both plants and meat, so it was an omnivore. Its teeth show it was somewhere between a meat-eater and a plant-eater.1 2

?When did Panphagia live?

It lived about 231 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1 2

?Where was Panphagia found?

Its fossils were found in Argentina, in the Ischigualasto Formation of San Juan Province.1 2

?Is Panphagia a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is a very early sauropodomorph, the group that later included the giant long-necked dinosaurs.1 2

?Why is Panphagia important?

It is one of the earliest known dinosaurs and helps scientists understand how the huge sauropods evolved from small ancestors.1 2

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Scientific name: Panphagia
Named by: Martínez and Alcober 20093
Group: Long-necks
Family / clade: Saturnaliidae3
Classification: Sauropodomorpha3
Age of the rocks: 237 to 227 million years (Carnian)3
Rock formations: Ischigualasto3
Countries: Argentina3
Fossil records: 1 in the Paleobiology Database3
Discovery: Panphagia was named in 2009 by Ricardo N. Martínez and Oscar A. Alcober. The fossils were found in 2006 in the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina.1 3
Still debated: Scientists are still debating whether Panphagia was a true omnivore or mostly a plant-eater.1

Where the facts come from

Panphagia (en.wikipedia.org)
A Basal Sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the ... (journals.plos.org)
Panphagia in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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