Dinosauria›Saurischia›Herrerasauridae
Staurikosaurus Staurikosaurus pricei Colbert 1970
/ˌstɔɹ̠ikoʊˈsɔɹ̠ʌs/
Late Triassic (Carnian) · 237–227.3 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
Unknown
Where It Was Found
Country
Brazil
Region
Rio Grande do Sul
Formation
Santa Maria
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Staurikosaurus pricei is a dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 237.0–227.3 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. Fossils have been recovered from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Staurikosaurus pricei sits in deep time
Staurikosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Staurikosaurus pricei's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.