Silvisaurus condrayi

† Silvisaurus condrayi is the type species of Silvisaurus, from the Kiowa Formation of Kansas. Known since 1960, this ankylosaur preserves armor plates along its neck and back, providing important data on early nodosaurid anatomy.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Silvisaurus condrayi was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Silvisaurus condrayi lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.