Triassic fossils of Upper Silesia
Hi, my name is Bartłomiej Rodek and SilesianTriassic.com is a catalog of my collection of Triassic fossils from Upper Silesia, primarily from Middle Triassic marine sediments. Specimen identifications are my (amateur) interpretations, sometimes supported by informal consultations – please keep this in mind when browsing the collection.
If you are interested in seeing some of these specimens in person, please visit the 4HiFi showroom in Gliwice.
The Triassic is the oldest period of the Mesozoic Era – a time when reptiles dominated Earth. It lasted approximately 252 to 201 million years ago and occurred immediately after the greatest ecological catastrophe to hit our planet – the Permian-Triassic extinction event. This prompted nature to rush to fill the void left by the extinct organisms. The Triassic was a period of numerous evolutionary experiments and rapid evolutionary radiation (…)
Recently added specimens
- Bobasatrania scutata upper tooth plate fragment assoc. coprolite, 47/LMK 48/LMK
- Actinopterygii indet. (cf. Saurichthys), partial cranium, 46/LMK
- Eosauropterygia indet., ilium, 45/LMK
- Marine carnivore coprolite, 44/LMK
- Ichthyosauria indet. (cf. Mixosauridae), anterior caudal? vertebra centrum, 43/LMK
- Ichthyosauria indet. (cf. Mixosauridae), distal caudal vertebra centrum, 42/LMK
- Saurosphargis sp., dorsal vertebra, 41/LMK
- Reptilia indet. medial gastralium, 40/LMK
- Eosauropterygia indet. (cf. Nothosaurus), caudal rib, 39/LMK
