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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",
  "identifiers": [
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      "scheme": "pbdb",
      "name": "Paleobiology Database",
      "id": "153274",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=153274"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "enwiki",
      "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
      "id": "Nyasasaurus",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyasasaurus"
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      "scheme": "gbif",
      "name": "GBIF",
      "id": "4822699",
      "url": "https://www.gbif.org/species/4822699"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "wikidata",
      "name": "Wikidata",
      "id": "Q420283",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420283"
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  "other_names": {
    "species": [
      "Nyasasaurus parringtoni"
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    "synonyms": []
  },
  "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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    "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- Diet: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Way of life: 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: size, weight, appearance, or behaviour beyond the way of life PBDB infers for the group. 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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