Eodromaeus
EE-oh-DROM-ee-us /ˌiːoʊˈdrɒmiəs/
Accepted genus
dawn runner
- eos · Greek · dawn
- dromaios · Greek · runner, swift
The name combines the Greek "eos" (dawn) with "dromaios" (running, swift). It refers to this small, lightly built, bipedal predator as an early "dawn runner" from near the beginning of the dinosaur radiation in the Late Triassic.
- Named by
- Martínez et al.
- Year named
- 2011
- Period
- Late Triassic
- Stage
- Carnian
- Found in
- Ischigualasto Formation, San Juan Province, Argentina
Type species Eodromaeus murphi. It is an early theropod, or possibly an early member of the theropod lineage, and lived alongside Herrerasaurus and Eoraptor.