Are Silesaurs Dinosaurs?

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast · Aug 7, 2025 · 46m

Silesaurs are definitely dinosauromorphs (close relatives of dinosaurs) but were they true dinosaurs?

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Dinosaur of the day Planicoxa, an iguanodont known from its flat hips with a species name that means "poison".

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