DANDAKOSAURUS
an averostran theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of India.
Pronunciation: DAN-duh-ko-SOR-us
Meaning: Dandakaranya lizard
Author/s: Yadagiri (
1982)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Andhra Pradesh, India
Discovery Chart Position: #292
Dandakosaurus indicus
(Indian Dandakaranya Lizard)Etymology
Dandakosaurus is derived from "Dandakaranya" (a historical region in India, and the name of a forest mentioned in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).
The
species epithet,
indicus, means "Indian" in Latin.
Discovery
The remains of
Dandakosaurus were discovered in the Kota Formation in the Pranhita—Godavari Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India, between 1958 and 1961.
The
holotype (GSI 1/54Y/76) is a partial pubis.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Pliensbachian-Toarcian
Age range: 183-175 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 10 meters
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: 2.5 tons
Diet: Carnivore
References
• Jain R and Chowdhury R (1962) "A new vertebrate fauna from the Early Jurassic of the Deccan, India".
Nature, 194(4830): 755-757.
• Yadagiri P (1982) "Osteological studies of a carnosaurian dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Kota Formation: Andhra Pradesh".
Geological Survey of India (Progress Report for Field Season Programme 1981-1982), Regional Palaeontological Laboratories, Southern Region. 7 pp.
• Molina-Pérez R and Larramendi A (2019) "Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes".
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