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The Oldest known dinosaurs fossils are prosauropods found in Madagascar. They date to about 230 Million Years Ago in the Late Triassic Period. It was from the same family of dinosaurs that became Apatasaurus and Diplodocus.

Previous to this the oldest dinosaur was a Eoraptor found in Argentina. This dates back to about 228 Million Years.

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