Staurikosaurus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Scotokaryota
Cladus: Podiata
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neoreptilia
Cladus: Parapleurota
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia

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

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]
References
Primary references

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

Links

Staurikosaurus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names
беларуская: Стаўрыказаўр