''Koiloskiosaurus'' is an

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genus of procolophonid parareptile from the Early Triassic of Germany. The

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and only species ''Koiloskiosaurus coburgensis'' was named by German paleontologist

Friedrich von Huene Friedrich von Huene, born Friedrich Richard von Hoinigen, (March 22, 1875 – April 4, 1969) was a German paleontologist who renamed more dinosaurs in the early 20th century than anyone else in Europe. He also made key contributions about v ...

in 1911 from a layer of rocks called the Buntsandstein. ''Koiloskiosaurus coburgensis'' is known from a block of three fossilized skeletons preserved together. Given that the skeletons are oriented in the same direction, the individuals most likely died in a burrow. Features of the skeletons of ''Koiloskiosaurus'' and other procolophonids, such as robust limbs and solid, immovable skull bones, are also taken as evidence that they were burrowers.

References

Leptopleuronines Triassic parareptiles Fossils of Germany Fossil taxa described in 1911 Prehistoric reptile genera {{triassic-reptile-stub