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Silvisaurus
Silvisaurus condrayi
Era: CretaceousDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Early CretaceousSize: 4m
Silvisaurus, from the Latin silva "woodland" and Greek sauros "lizard", is a nodosaurid ankylosaur from the Early to Late Cretaceous period. It is the only known dinosaur species named from terrestrial deposits in Kansas and was designated the official state land fossil in 2023