In a message dated 10/30/02 9:47:40 AM EST, fabdalla@tin.it writes: << The fossilferous beds of the Opole site are "early Late Triassic" in age, that means Carnian. Thus, Silesaurus is as old as other Carnian dinosaurs. >> Then the date 230 MYa quoted in the article is wrong. Or the published dates for the current geological column are wrong.