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Dinosaur: Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis

Length*: | 12.4 m | 40.7 ft |
Weight*: | 4.5 t | 9,921 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Details
Status: valid
Author: Yadagiri
Year: 1988
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: India
Region: Andhra Pradesh
Formation: Kota
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 12 individuals.
References: Yadagiri, P. (2001). The osteology of Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis, a sauropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic Kota Formation of India.
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