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Dandakosaurus
Temporal range: Early JurassicScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Theropoda (unranked): Tetanurae Genus: Dandakosaurus
Yadagiri, 1982Species - D. indicus
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 Neoceratosauria incertae sedis but may in fact be a ceratosaurid or basal tetanuran.
The type species, D. indicus, was named by Yadagiri in 1982. Little is known about the genus, as the only fossil evidence is a partial pubis - some paleontologists consider it to be a nomen dubium.
References
- Dandakosaurus in The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia at Dino Russ's Lair
Categories:- Jurassic dinosaurs
- Ceratosaurs
- Dinosaurs of India and Madagascar
- Theropod stubs
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