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sharp-clawed runner · Doubtful name
Dandakosaurus
Say it like this: “DAN-duh-ko-SOR-us”
Dandakosaurus indicus
Dandakosaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Jurassic. Bones have been found in India.
- When
- Early Jurassic (Sinemurian · Pliensbachian) · roughly 199.5 to 184.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 1982 · Yadagiri, P.
- Hip height
- 2.8 m · 9 ft
- Length
- 10 m · 33 ft
- Weight
- 2.3 tonnes
- Found in
- India · Kota
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Averostra
The story in short
Dandakosaurus was formally named in 1982 by P. Yadagiri. The name means “dandakaranya lizard.”
It lived in the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian · Pliensbachian), roughly 199.5 to 184.2 million years ago. Finds come from India, including the Kota Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Dandakosaurus at a length near 10 m, hips about 2.8 m high, and a body mass around 2.3 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Averostra, among the theropod dinosaurs.