Genus
Valid Extinct

Silesaurus

Dzik 2003

Silesaurus is a genus of silesaurid dinosauriform from the Late Triassic, of what is now Poland.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Silesaurus
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Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Silesauridae Unranked clade
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Sulcimentisauria Unranked clade
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Silesaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
1,7 m ⓘ
Silesaurus opolensis
Mass
15 kg ⓘ
Silesaurus opolensis
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇵🇱 Poland
3
Geological formations
Drawno Beds
2
Grabowa
1
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
2
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Silesaurus opolensis 234 Ma
Images 5
Bibliography
Original description
J. Dzik. 2003. A beaked herbivorous archosaur with dinosaur affinities from the early Late Triassic of Poland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3):556-574 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
T. Sulej and F. Majer. 2005. The temnospondyl amphibian Cyclotosaurus from the Upper Triassic of Poland. Palaeontology 48(1):157-170 DOI ↗
J. Dzik. 2003. A beaked herbivorous archosaur with dinosaur affinities from the early Late Triassic of Poland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3):556-574 DOI ↗