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sharp-clawed runner
Rajasaurus
Say it like this: “RAH-juh-sore-us”
Rajasaurus narmadensis
Rajasaurus 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
- 2003 · Wilson, J. A.; Sereno, P. C.; Srivastava, S.; Bhatt, D. K.; Khosla, A.; Sahni, A.
- Hip height
- 1.8 m · 6 ft
- Length
- 6.6–11 m · 22–36 ft
- Weight
- 4 tonnes
- Found in
- India · Lameta
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Majungasaurinae
The story in short
In 2003, J. A. Wilson and colleagues published the name Rajasaurus. The name means “king 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 Rajasaurus at a length near 6.6–11 m, hips about 1.8 m high, and a body mass around 4 tonnes.
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
Indosaurus
Indosaurus matleyi
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Majungasaurus
Majungasaurus crenatissimus
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago