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Silhouette of Asilisaurus

Asilisaurus

Asilisaurus kongwe Nesbitt et al. 2010

Middle Triassic · 247–241.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview

Asilisaurus kongwe is a dinosaur known from the Middle Triassic, roughly 247.0–241.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Nesbitt et al. 2010. The species is represented by 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~15%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Asilisaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Asilisaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Asilisaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

same–clade
Nyasasaurus
Nyasasaurus parringtoni
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same–clade
Gamatavus
Gamatavus antiquus
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same–clade
Lewisuchus
Lewisuchus admixtus
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same–clade
Lutungutali
Lutungutali sitwensis
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