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Dinosaur: Tharosaurus indicus
| Length*: | 15.5 m | 50.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 7 t | 15,432 lb |
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Early-Middle Bathonian
Years: 168.2–166.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Bajpai et al.
Year: 2023
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: India
Region: Rajasthan
Formation: Jaisalmer
Locations
Sources
Material: Vertebrae, rib.
References: Bajpai, S.; Datta, D.; Pandey, P.; Ghosh, T.; Kumar, K.; Bhattacharya, D. (2023). "Fossils of the oldest diplodocoid dinosaur suggest India was a major centre for neosauropod radiation".
