Silescelida

Silescelida
Temporal range: Middle Triassic,
Skeletal reconstruction showing known remains
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauriformes
Clade: Eucrocopoda
Genus: †Silescelida
Garcia et al., 2026
Species:
†S. acristata
Binomial name
†Silescelida acristata
Garcia et al., 2026

Silescelida is an extinct genus of eucrocopodan archosauriform known from the Middle Triassic (Ladinian age) Santa Maria Supersequence of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, Silescelida acristata, known from a fragmentary skeleton. Phylogenetic analyses suggest affinities of Silescelida with the Euparkeriidae, which is otherwise unknown from South America.

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