Africa Dinosauria Late Triassic Silesauridae

Asilisaurus kongwe

Dinosaur: Asilisaurus kongwe

Triassic: 237–227 Ma

Type: Silesauridae

*Length:**	1.9 m	6.2 ft
*Weight:**	19 kg	42 lb

ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Africa

Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Earliest Carnian
Years: 237–227 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Nesbitt et al.
Year: 2010

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Tanzania
Region: Ruvuma
Formation: Manda

Classification

Dinosauria
Silesauridae

Sources

Material: At least over a dozen individuals.
References: Nesbitt, S.J.; Langer, M.C.; Ezcurra, M.D. (2019). "The Anatomy of Asilisaurus kongwe, a Dinosauriform from the Lifua Member of the Manda Beds (~Middle Triassic) of Africa".

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