Chindesaurus (/ˌtʃɪndᵻˈsɔːrəs/ CHIN-di-SAWR-əs) is a genus of herrerasaurid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 216 million years ago during the latter part of the Triassic Period in what is now the Southwestern United States. Chindesaurus was a small, bipedal, carnivore, that could grow up to 2 to 2.3 m (6.6 to 7.5 ft) long.