Dravidosaurus blanfordi
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Dinosaur: Dravidosaurus blanfordi
| Length*: | 2.9 m | 9.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 200 kg | 441 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Coniacian
Years: 89.8–86.3 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Yadagiri & Ayyasami
Year: 1979
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: India
Region: Tamil Nadu
Formation: Trichinopoly Group
Sources
Material: Skull, tooth, sacrum, ilium, ischium, armor plate and dermal spine.
References: Yadagiri, P., and Ayyasami, K., (1979). "A new stegosaurian dinosaur from Upper Cretaceous sediments of south India".
