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  "credits_markdown": "## Nyasasaurus: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Natural History Museum Data Portal** (https://data.nhm.ac.uk): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\nAges for 1 specimen(s) were derived from their stage names using the ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2024/12 (International Commission on Stratigraphy), via the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).\n\n### Images (28)\n- “File:Nyasasaurus.jpg” (Taxon image): KDS444 (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nyasasaurus.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_23_0389” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/fde1071e-b4ad-48af-8a3a-1d6e8113eb6a). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-humerus-anterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/2ce0f587-9a8a-4e4e-b906-0c98d680e85b). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-humerus-anterior-with-histo-section” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/f3be2de9-b57f-4c88-affd-884eaef5c6be). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-humerus-histology-1” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/3f41fae0-4137-4ed3-803c-75308be730ff). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-humerus-histology-2” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/bb94bf60-3745-4eb7-a45b-edde43ee0a90). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-humerus-histology-3” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/c88abac6-33aa-443d-9aa5-ea82b2361aac). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-humerus-histology-4” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ebca7337-ef4b-4bfc-8a94-552bbf26f3f1). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-posterior-dorsal-1-anterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/de512957-9846-4907-809e-b5bf824dfec9). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-posterior-dorsal-1-dorsal” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/9f998c86-16ff-4c32-ad40-afbb674d0d3c). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-posterior-dorsal-1-lateral” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/89fbe9e1-67ec-4274-9171-d6cbb2596479). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-posterior-dorsal-1-posterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/f3cee315-1b0f-440d-a965-e8ad7c32a208). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-posterior-dorsal-1-ventral” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/256cb267-7a62-4856-a604-bd736ca3df22). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-posterior-dorsal-2-anterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/8901327b-25e6-4fc7-9c1a-bcbe7fb10348). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-posterior-dorsal-2-dorsal” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/d1608e21-11af-49b4-aa55-b615f8693d60). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-2-anterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/6b202a5c-dda5-4f62-8d66-ee04fdff727d). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-2-dorsal” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/a3fb08ca-3f82-4112-9ed9-42dbebe2ae09). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-2-left-lateral” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/634fee54-4747-4735-ba7e-2a5bc802a6b9). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-2-posterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/7bd18329-98b8-4b86-a92a-c8b507db846d). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-2-right-lateral” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/8609e8eb-d77e-4990-be0e-40758fd47449). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-3-anterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/dcb79e0a-98f2-4dc8-9622-2a98b9556687). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-3-dorsal” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/f7afd941-00c0-4f45-b090-328dfa0a0c12). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-3-lateral” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/56c0ed35-2185-4ffc-bf52-ede319649c25). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-3-posterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ea021f04-bb86-44e8-8d41-2ae9af73855f). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-3-ventral” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/76a3fedd-d96a-4de6-a60f-977134219be5). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-rib-1-anterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/bda28988-ff1d-4773-a02e-cab3954d6c3a). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-rib-1-lateral” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/b0aeb577-fd04-4198-9fb2-14676ba01a62). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “R6856-R6856-sacral-rib-1-posterior” (specimen PV R 6856): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/05602429-7ec3-4623-a0ac-72594e18be7e). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n8 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "body",
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "A. J. Charig (1967). Archosauria. The Fossil Record: A Symposium with Documentation. Geological Society of London Special Publication 2: 703–718.",
    "authors": "A. J. Charig",
    "year": 1967,
    "title": "Archosauria",
    "publication": "The Fossil Record: A Symposium with Documentation. Geological Society of London Special Publication",
    "volume": "2",
    "issue": null,
    "pages": "703–718",
    "doi": null,
    "url": null,
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Charig 1967)."
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    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "77959"
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  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Nyasasaurus, Charig 1967\n\n- Named by: Charig 1967 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Dinosauria (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Type species: Nyasasaurus cromptoni (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: 247–241.464 million years ago (high confidence: PBDB and NHM agree).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 247–241.464 million years ago (low confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)).\n- Fossils found in: Tanzania (high: NHM and PBDB both record it).\n- Rock formations: Manda Formation (high: NHM and PBDB both record it).\n- Original description: A. J. Charig (1967). Archosauria. The Fossil Record: A Symposium with Documentation. Geological Society of London Special Publication 2: 703–718. (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Charig 1967)).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Family: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: diet, size, weight, appearance or behaviour. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
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