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Staurikosaurus

Staurikosaurus pricei Colbert 1970

Late Triassic (Carnian) · 237–227.3 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Overview

Staurikosaurus pricei is a dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 237.0–227.3 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. It was named by Colbert 1970. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Staurikosaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Staurikosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

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

predator–prey
Anteavis
Anteavis crurilongus
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predator–prey
Erythrovenator
Erythrovenator jacuiensis
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predator–prey
Pendraig
Pendraig milnerae
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coexisted–with
Mbiresaurus
Mbiresaurus raathi
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coexisted–with
Panphagia
Panphagia protos
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same–clade
Sanjuansaurus
Sanjuansaurus gordilloi
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same–clade
Herrerasaurus
Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
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same–clade
Alwalkeria
Alwalkeria maleriensis
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