| Named By: | Edwin H. Colbert in 1970 | 
| Time Period: | Late Triassic, 225 Ma | 
| Location: | Brazil - Santa Maria Formation | 
| Size: | About 2.25 meters long | 
| Diet: | Carnivore | 
| Fossil(s): | Lower jaw and partial post cranial remains | 
| Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Herrerasauridae | | 
Staurikosaurus (Pronounced "STORE-ee-koh-SAWR-us", "Southern Cross lizard") is a genus of herrerasaurid dinosaur from the Late Triassic of Brazil, found in Paleorrota Geopark.