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ساکی‌سور
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ساکی‌سور

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Sacisaurus ("Saci lizard") is a silesaurid dinosauriform from the Late Triassic (Norian) Caturrita Formation of southern Brazil. The scientific name, Sacisaurus agudoensis, refers to the city where the species was found, Agudo in the Rio Grande do Sul state, whereas Sacisaurus refers to Saci, a famous one-legged creature from Brazilian mythology, because among the dozens of fossil material unearthed, 35 right femora were collected whereas only 1 left femur was found.

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Parent taxon
Silesauridae
Named after
Saci
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Sacisaurus NT small.jpg
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taxon name
Sacisaurus
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Sacisaurus
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