Staurikosaurus Staurikosaurus
"Etymology TBD"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Staurikosaurus 2.3 m (7.4 ft) long
2 people holding hands
- Length
- 2.3 m (7.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Triassic (233.23–228 Mya)
- Place
- Brazil
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Herrerasauridae
Staurikosaurus (Pronounced /ˌstɔɹ̠ikoʊˈsɔɹ̠ʌs/, STOR-ree-koh-SOR-ruhs; “Southern Cross lizard”) is a genus of herrerasaurid dinosaur from the Late Triassic of Brazil, found in the Santa Maria Formation.
What we know
- Named by Colbert, 1970.
- Body length estimated at about 2.25 m.
- Fossils found in Brazil.