Triassic fossils of Upper Silesia
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.
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
- Sauropterygia indet., girdle element (?coracoid), LMK/33
- Eosauropterygia indet. cf. Nothosaurus, neural arch, LMK/32
- Eosauropterygia indet. cf. Nothosaurus, cervical vertebra, LMK/31
- Sauropterygia indet. cf. Pachypleurosauria, pubis, 30/LMK
- Palaeobates angustissimus, teeth, LMK/28 LMK/29
- Archosauriformes indet., tooth, 27/LMK
- Placodontia indet., vertebra centrum, 26/LMK
- Sauropterygia indet., ?dorsal vertebra, 25/LMK?
- Sauropterygia indet., metapodial element, 24/LMK
