Triassic
Buriolestes
Buriolestes schultzi
The catalogue presents Buriolestes as a carnivore member of Saturnaliidae that lived during the Triassic, between 233 Ma. Its estimated range is 1.5 m in length and 5 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Buriolestes, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Cabreira et al. (2016).
The PBDB places it in Sauropodomorpha, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Saturnaliidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Saturnaliidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Carnian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Santa Maria Formation (1). Provenance: Brazil.
The catalogue records the holotype as ULBRA-PVT280 and the type locality as “Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil”.
- ULBRA-PVT280
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
The catalogue's reference measurements are 1.5 m in length and 5 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 1.5 m
- 5 kg
The record gathers 1 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 1.5 m
- Weight
- 5 kg
- Period
- Triassic
- Time range
- 233 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2016
- Described by
- Cabreira et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Saturnaliidae
- Genus
- Buriolestes
- Species
- B. schultzi
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- ULBRA-PVT280
- Type locality
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil