Genus: Asilisaurus NESBITT, SIDOR, IRMIS, ANGIELCZYK, SMITH & TSUJI, 2010
Etymology: Swahili, asili, "ancestor or foundation" and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: kongwe NESBITT, SIDOR, IRMIS, ANGIELCZYK, SMITH & TSUJI, 2010
Etymology: Swahili, kongwe, "ancient."

Holotype: NMT RB9

Locality: Near the town of Litumba Ndyosi, Ruhuhu Basin, Tanzania.

Horizon: Lifua Member, Manda Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Lower Middle Triassic.

Material: Anterior portion of a left dentary with associated tooth.

Paratypes:

NMT RB10: Left scapulocoracoid.

NMT RB11: Sacrum.

NMT RB12: Proximal portion of an ischium.

NMT RB13: Ilium.

NMT RB14: Proximal portion of a pubis.

NMT RB15: Anterior portion of a skull.

NMT RB16: Proximal portion of a left humerus.

NMT RB17: Left astragalus.

NMT RB18: Right calcaneum.

NMT RB19: Proximal portion of a left femur.

NMT RB20: Right tibia.

NMT RB21: Anterior cervical vertebra.

NMT RB Numbers: Not given: At least 14 individuals based on the number of second sacral vertebra.

Referred material:

NESBITT, LANGER & EZCURRA, 2019,NMT RB159: Premaxilla, maxilla, prfrontal fragments, frontals, squamosals, jugals, quadrate, dentary, ectopterygoid, articular and other fragments, 1 presacral a second sacral, most caudals and fragments, rib fragments, scapulocoraooid, humerus, ulna, radii, metacarpals, ilium, ischium pubis, femora, tibiae, fibulae, astagali, calcanieum 4th tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges.

 

Reconstruction of the skull of Asilisaurus kongwe after NESBITT, LANGER & EZCURRA, 2019, based on NMT RB15, NMT RB 130 and NMT RB 159.