Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-08
Peer-reviewed description of Mbiresaurus raathi (Griffin et al. 2022) establishing it as an early sauropodomorph dinosaur, with the phylogenetic analysis supporting its placement within Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha.
Öppna källa ↗A new lungfish from the Upper Triassic of the Mid-Zambezi Basin, Zimbabwe
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Granskad: 2026-09-08
Documents the fossil localities and stratigraphy of the Upper Triassic Pebbly Arkose Formation in the Mid-Zambezi (Zambezi Valley) Basin of northern Zimbabwe, the unit and region from which Mbiresaurus is known.
Öppna källa ↗Invertebrate and Plant Trace Fossils from the Terrestrial Late Triassic of Zimbabwe
PALAIOS (SEPM, GeoScienceWorld)
Granskad: 2026-09-08
Peer-reviewed reconstruction of the Late Triassic terrestrial palaeoenvironment of the Pebbly Arkose Formation in Zimbabwe, including its fluvial floodplain settings and vegetated, seasonally humid conditions.
Öppna källa ↗Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-08
The describing paper reports the dentition and anatomy of Mbiresaurus raathi, an early sauropodomorph interpreted as herbivorous/plant-eating.
Öppna källa ↗Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution
PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Granskad: 2026-09-08
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Öppna källa ↗Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-08
Primary scientific overview of Mbiresaurus raathi, covering its holotype and paratype skeletons, body size, Carnian (~230 Ma) age, and its faunal association with herrerasaurids, rhynchosaurs, cynodonts and aetosaurs.
Öppna källa ↗Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-08
Primary scientific overview of Mbiresaurus raathi, covering its holotype and paratype skeletons, body size, Carnian (~230 Ma) age, and its faunal association with herrerasaurids, rhynchosaurs, cynodonts and aetosaurs.
Öppna källa ↗Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-08
Primary scientific overview of Mbiresaurus raathi, covering its holotype and paratype skeletons, body size, Carnian (~230 Ma) age, and its faunal association with herrerasaurids, rhynchosaurs, cynodonts and aetosaurs.
Öppna källa ↗Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-08
Primary scientific overview of Mbiresaurus raathi, covering its holotype and paratype skeletons, body size, Carnian (~230 Ma) age, and its faunal association with herrerasaurids, rhynchosaurs, cynodonts and aetosaurs.
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