AsiaDinosauriaLate TriassicSaurischia

Alwalkeria maleriensis

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Dinosaur: Alwalkeria maleriensis

Triassic: 237–227 Ma
Length*:1.3 m4.3 ft
Weight*:4 kg9 lb
ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Late Carnian
Years: 237–227 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Chatterjee & Creisler
Year: 1994

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: India
Region: Andhra Pradesh
Formation: Maleri

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia


Locations


Sources

Material: Dorsal vertebra, incomplete femur, astragalus.
References: Chatterjee and Creisler, (1994). Alwalkeria (Theropoda) and Morturneria (Plesiosauria), new names for preoccupied Walkeria Chatterjee, 1987 and Turneria Chatterjee and Small, 1989.

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