Kwanasaurus Kwanasaurus
"Etymology TBD"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Kwanasaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Triassic (237–201 Mya)
- Place
- Spain · Colorado, USA
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Silesauridae
Kwanasaurus is an extinct genus of silesaurid dinosauromorph reptiles from the Late Triassic of Colorado. It is known from a single species, Kwanasaurus williamparkeri. Kwanasaurus had a deeper, stronger skull and greater specialization for herbivory compared to other silesaurids. It also possessed many unique characteristics of the snout, ilium, and lower part of the femur. It was described along with new specimens of Dromomeron from the Eagle Basin, the northernmost extent of the Chinle Formation.
What we know
- Named by Martz & Small, 2019.
- Fossils found in Spain and Colorado, USA.