Tag Archive for 'Silesauridae'

Reconstruction of Ahvaytum bahndooiveche, the oldest known low-latitude dinosaur species globally. Image credit: Gabriel Ugueto.

New Fossil Find Rewrites History of Dinosaur Evolution

Jan 8, 2025 by Sergio Prostak

Paleontologists in the United States have uncovered the fossilized remains of a new species of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in the northern hemisphere...

Gondwanax paraisensis. Image credit: Rodrigo Temp Müller, doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2024.09.007.

New Species of Dinosaur Relative Discovered in Brazil

Oct 2, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new genus and species of silesaurid being named Gondwanax paraisensis has been identified from the fossilized remains discovered in Southern Brazil. Gondwanax...

Life reconstruction of Amanasaurus nesbitti. Image credit: Matheus Fernandes.

New Species of Triassic Dinosaur Relative Identified in Brazil

Nov 20, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new genus and species of silesaur being named Amanasaurus nesbitti has been discovered by a duo of paleontologists at the Federal University of Santa...

Asilisaurus kongwe: in this artist’s rendering, the reptile is shown as it would walk and move about; the stripes are artistic license, although the animal’s proto-feathers are likely. Image credit: Andrey Atuchin.

Triassic Fossils Indicate How Dinosaurs Grew from Hatchlings to Adults

Apr 6, 2016 by News Staff

A team of paleontologists has found that fossilized leg bones of Asilisaurus kongwe — a dinosaur cousin that lived during the Middle Triassic epoch...