A new genus and species is described from fragmentary remains of a reptile from the mid–Triassic of Tanzania. The finding clarifies the relationships among the silesaurs. It is among the earliest known ornithodirans (dinosaurs plus pterosaurs), and demonstrates that silesaurs were not two-legged carnivores, as expected, but larger and more herbivorous. Furthermore, the find shows that we still know very little about the earliest stages of dinosaur and pterosaur evolution.
- Sterling J. Nesbitt
- Christian A. Sidor
- Linda A. Tsuji
