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== Discovery ==

[[File:Panphagia NT.jpg|thumb|left|Restoration]]

[[Fossil]]s of ''Panphagia'' were found in late 2006 by the Argentinean paleontologist Ricardo N. Martínez in rocks of the [[Ischigualasto Formation]] of Valle Pintado, [[Ischigualasto Provincial Park]], [[San Juan Province (Argentina)|San Juan Province]], [[Argentina]]. The bones were found at approximately the same level as a 231.4&nbsp;million year old ash layer, indicating it lived during the early [[Carnian]] of the [[Late Triassic]].<ref name=OARM2010/> ''Panphagia'' is currently known from [[holotype]] [[Instituto y Museo de Ciencias Naturales|PVSJ]]&nbsp;874, the disarticulated remains of one partially grown individual of about {{convert|1.30|m|ft}} long. Portions of the skull, [[vertebra]]e, [[pectoral girdle]], [[pelvis|pelvic girdle]], and hindlimb bones have been recovered. The russet-colored fossils were embedded in a greenish sandstone matrix and took several years to prepare and describe.<ref name=RMOA09/>