One thing about Nyasasaurus that remains a mystery is this dinosaur's diet. The earliest dinosaurs preceded the historic split between saurischian and ornithischian varieties (saurischians were either carnivorous or herbivorous, and all ornithischians, as far as we know, were plant-eaters).

Is a Nyasasaurus a herbivore?

Nyasasaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Triassic period and inhabited Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as Njombe (Tanzania) and Malawi.

What did Nyasasaurus look like?

Nyasasaurus was an early dinosauriform that grew to be about 10 feet long, 3 feet (1 meter) tall at the hip, weigh and approximately 135 pounds.