Staurikosaurus
Sign in to saveStaurikosaurus (Pronounced /ˌstɔɹ̠ikoʊˈsɔɹ̠ʌs/, STOR-ree-koh-SOR-ruhs; "Southern Cross lizard") is a genus of herrerasaurid dinosaur from the Late Triassic of Brazil, found in the Santa Maria Formation.
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It is catalogued under topics including Carnian dinosaurs, Dinosaur genera and Dinosaurs of Brazil.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
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Staurikosaurus (Pronounced /ˌstɔɹ̠ikoʊˈsɔɹ̠ʌs/, STOR-ree-koh-SOR-ruhs; "Southern Cross lizard") is a genus of herrerasaurid dinosaur from the Late Triassic of Brazil, found in the Santa Maria Formation.
== Description == alt=|left|thumb|Size comparison between Staurikosaurus and a human Colbert (1970) described Staurikosaurus as a small and agile, bipedal predator. Staurikosaurus lived during the late-Carnian and early-Norian stage, of the Late Triassic, approximately 225 million years ago—which makes it one of the earliest dinosaurs known. Its length is measured at long, but Gregory S. Paul presented a lower length estimate of and a body mass estimate of . Staurikosaurus was small in comparison to later theropods like Megalosaurus. The type specimen has long but relatively slender limb bones.
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