Pronunciation: nam-BAH-lee-uh
Meaning: for Nambal
Author/s: Novas et al. (2011)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Andhra Pradesh, India
Discovery Chart Position: #780
Nambalia roychowdhurii
(For Nambal and Chowdhuri)Etymology
Nambalia is named for Nambal Village, close to where the first specimen was found.
The species epithet, roychowdhurii, honours Indian palaeontologist Roy Chowdhuri, for his outstanding research on the Triassic vertebrate faunas of India.
Discovery
The remains of Nambalia were discovered in the Upper Maleri Formation (Pranhita–Godavari Basin) north of Nambal village, Andhra Pradesh, India, by Tharavat S. Kutty.
The holotype (ISI R273/1-3) is a hip bone (right ilium), a left thigh, and the bottom end of a left shin and calf attached to the ankle and heel. Two paratypes (ISI R273/4-29) were also assigned, with one larger than the holotype comprising 10 neck vertebrae, two hip bones, five hand bones, an ankle and a dozen foot bones, and one smaller than the holotype consisting of seven hand bones, an ankle and four foot bones.
