A new silesaurid from Carnian beds of Brazil fills a gap in the radiation of avian line archosaurs

Abstract Comprising the oldest unequivocal dinosauromorphs in the fossil record, silesaurs play an important role in the Triassic radiation of dinosaurs. These reptiles provide the main source of information regarding the ancestral body plan of dinosaurs, as well as the basis for biogeographic model...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo T. Müller, Maurício S. Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32057-x