Dandakosaurus

Dandakosaurus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic, 183-175 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Dinosauria
Order:Saurischia
Suborder:Theropoda
Clade:Averostra
Genus:†Dandakosaurus
Yadagiri, 1982
Species
  • D. indicus Yadagiri, 1982

Dandakosaurus (meaning "Dandakaranya lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from Andhra Pradesh, India. It lived 183 - 175 million years ago in the Toarcian, Early Jurassic. It is currently classified as Averostra incertae sedis, variously suggested to be a ceratosaur or basal tetanuran.[1][2]

The type species, D. indicus, was named by Yadagiri in 1982.[1] Little is known about the genus, as the only fossil evidence is a partial pubis - some paleontologists consider it to be a nomen dubium.

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References

  1. 1 2 Olshevsky, G. (1991). "A revision of the parainfraclass Archosauria Cope, 1869, excluding the advanced Crocodylia" (PDF). Mesozoic Meanderings 2. San Diego: 196.
  2. ↑ http://theropoddatabase.com/Megalosauroidea.htm#Dandakosaurusindicus
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