Field Museum on X: "@SUEtheTrex This CCD is Herrerasaurus, sometimes mistaken for Velociraptor. Herrerasaurus lived about 230 million years ago—much earlier than Velociraptor who lived about 75 million years ago. https://t.co/unZ1gvCXMd" /
![The oldest known dinosaurs – Herrerasaurus, Staurikosaurus, Eoraptor, Pisanosaurus | DinoAnimals.com The oldest known dinosaurs – Herrerasaurus, Staurikosaurus, Eoraptor, Pisanosaurus | DinoAnimals.com](https://dinoanimals.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Herrerasaurus.jpg)
The oldest known dinosaurs – Herrerasaurus, Staurikosaurus, Eoraptor, Pisanosaurus | DinoAnimals.com
Field Museum on X: "@SUEtheTrex Herrerasaurus (pictured) was also longer than Velociraptor. The Jurassic Park films portrayed Velociraptor about twice its actual size. 🧐 https://t.co/oOACQ6874U" / X
![Herrerasaurus Herrerasaurus was discovered in 1959 by Victorino Herrera, a shepherd that lived in the Andes near San Juan Argentina. The fossils were discovered near the city in an exposed rock formation. Herrerasaurus Herrerasaurus was discovered in 1959 by Victorino Herrera, a shepherd that lived in the Andes near San Juan Argentina. The fossils were discovered near the city in an exposed rock formation.](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/c5b6f9c3b2068fb039e79ad743377481e2bc41dff75ff73608df6d190f1d585b_1.jpg)