indian paleontology
Topic started by mani-rex (@ cache51.156ce.scvmaxonline.com.sg) on Wed Jul 31 12:57:42 .
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what kind of dinosaurs lived in the indian sub-continent during the jurassic and triassic?
are there any websites where i can get information on indian paleontology?
Responses:
- From: Jeyan (@ pcp288684pcs.owngsm01.md.comcast.net)
on: Thu Aug 1 02:53:03
KOTASAURUS
(pronounced KOHT-ah-SAWR-us) Kotasaurus (meaning "Kota [Formation] lizard") was a largesauropod dinosaur from the early Jurassic period, about 208 million to 188 million years ago. It is the most primitive known sauropod, and is similar to prosauropods in some ways (the hip bones). This quadrupedal plant-eater was about 30 ft (9 m) long. It had a bulky body, a long tail and a long neck. It is known from a partial skeleton found in India (with no skull). It was named by Yadagiri in 1988. The type species is K. yamanpalliensis.
Got this information from ZoomDinosaurs.com
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- From: S H I T K I C K E R (@ 203.124.211.138)
on: Thu Aug 1 10:05:45
Try the Indian Parliament. Most of the species you'll find there are dinosaurs. They should have been extinct long ago but somehow they have still survived.
- From: Raghu (@ 217.158.120.226)
on: Thu Aug 1 12:02:29
>>Try the Indian Parliament. Most of the species you'll find there are dinosaurs. They should have been extinct long ago but somehow they have still survived.<<
hehe very funny
- From: mani-rex (@ cache51.156ce.scvmaxonline.com.sg)
on: Fri Aug 9 13:20:38
no politics please
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