Tuesday 3 December 2013

Staurikosaurus pricei

Name
Staurikosaurus pricei
Authority
Colbert, 1970
Meaning of generic name
Southern cross lizard

[Southern Cross is actually not "staurikos" or "staurikon" but "Σταυρός του Νότου" or "Νότιος Σταυρός" in Greek]
Meaning of specific name
[of Price]
Size
Length: 2 m
Remains
Holotype (MCZ 1669): partial skeleton
Age and Distribution
Santa Maria Formation (Carnian), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Classification
Dinosauria Saurischia Herrerasauria Staurikosauridae
Further Reading
E. H. Colbert. 1970. A saurischian dinosaur from the Triassic of Brazil. American Museum Novitates 2405:1-39
Image by Nobu Tamura (click to enlarge)
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