Staurikosaurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saurischia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia

Familia: †Herrerasauridae
Genus: †Staurikosaurus
Species: †S. pricei

Staurikosaurus Colbert, 1970: 5

Type species: Staurikosaurus pricei [Colbert, 1970: 5]

Etymology: "From staurikos, of a cross, in allusion to the constellation of the Southern Cross; and saurus, lizard" [Colbert, 1970: 5]

Colbert, E.H. 1970. A Saurischian Dinosaur from the Triassic of Brazil. American Museum Novitates 2405: 1–39. hdl: 2246/2615 Reference page.

беларуская: Стаўрыказаўр

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