Staurikosaurus

DV-0207 · type species Staurikosaurus pricei

Lived: 237 to 206 million years ago, Late Triassic
Length: about 2 m (7 ft)
Group: Early dinosaurs, Herrerasauridae
Found in: Brazil
Named by: Colbert 1970

Field notes

About Staurikosaurus

Staurikosaurus was an early dinosaur that lived in the Late Triassic, 237 to 206 million years ago. It belongs to the family Herrerasauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Staurikosaurus, from Brazil. Its fossils come from the Santa Maria Formation. It was named by Colbert in 1970.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

2 finds

220 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

To scale

How big was Staurikosaurus?

Staurikosaurus: about 2 m (7 ft) · Person: 1.8 m (6 ft)Silhouette: typical early dinosaur shape

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Herrerasauridae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: E. H. Colbert. 1970. A saurischian dinosaur from the Triassic of Brazil. American Museum Novitates 2405:1-39