Today's new drawing is of one of the earliest dinosaurs.
This is Gondwanax.
Gondwanax a Triassic Dinosaur
Gondwanax is a new find. It was a very early dinosaur from the ornithischian-bird-hipped dinosaur. It was an ancestor of the other bird-hipped dinosaurs like the long-necked Sauropods and horned Ceratopsians. It was found in Brazil. It was small compared to its probable descendants like Uberabatitan and Triceratops. Gondwanax paraisensis was around 39 inches or 1 meter long, counting the long tail. It weighed up to 13 lbs or 6 kg. Basically, it was the size of a small dog.
Gondwanx lived around 10 million years before other early dinosaurs like Coelophysis. Gondwanx may have been a carnivore or maybe a herbivore. Its descendants were herbivores.
The drawing has several Triassic plants, so I will tell you what some of them are called: The Lower right-hand corner is a cycad. Lower left side near the bottom of the drawing, and in several other places, is Macroaeniopteris. Under the dinosaur's tail is a Triassic fern. Upper right corner are two Triassic Carboniferous Pines. This type of tree first appeared in the Carboniferous Period. To the left of the pines is a fern pine. The small tree that the dinosaur is about to feast on is a Ginkgo biloba tree. This is a tree that first evolved in the Triassic period. It was thought to be extinct until live ginkgo trees were found in a Chinese Monastery. It now is a popular ornamental tree.
NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology." Then just scroll down. If you are accessing this page in July of 2025, then this drawing will be at or near the end of the Mesozoic Era drawings. Have fun coloring this Triassic dinosaur and the unique Triassic Period plants.
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