Narindasaurus

Narindasaurus thevenini

Narindasaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Middle Jurassic. Bones have been found in Madagascar.

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When: Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) · roughly 168.2 to 165.3 million years ago
Named in: 2020 · Royo-Torres, R.; Cobos, A.; Mocho, P.; Alcalá, L.
Hip height: 3.7 m · 12 ft
Length: 13.5 m · 44 ft
Weight: 8 tonnes
Found in: Madagascar · Isalo III
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Turiasauria

The story in short

In 2020, R. Royo-Torres and colleagues published the name Narindasaurus. The name means “narinda Bay lizard.”

Fossils referred to Narindasaurus date to the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian), roughly 168.2 to 165.3 million years ago. Finds come from Madagascar, including the Isalo III Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Narindasaurus at a length near 13.5 m, hips about 3.7 m high, and a body mass around 8 tonnes.

On the family tree it sits in Turiasauria, among the sauropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Amanzia

Amanzia greppini

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago

Losillasaurus

Losillasaurus giganteus

Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago

Mierasaurus

Mierasaurus bobyoungi

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