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sharp-clawed runner · Disputed
Indosaurus
Say it like this: “IN-do-SAWR-us”
Indosaurus matleyi
Indosaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in India.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 1933 · Huene, F. V.; Matley, C. A.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- 700 kg · 1,543 lb
- Found in
- India · Lameta
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Majungasaurinae
The story in short
Indosaurus was formally named in 1933 by F. V. Huene and C. A. Matley. The name means “indian lizard.”
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from India, including the Lameta Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Indosaurus at a body mass around 700 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Majungasaurinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Arcovenator
Arcovenator escotae
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Majungasaurus
Majungasaurus crenatissimus
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Rahiolisaurus
Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago