Barapasaurus tagorei buh-rɑːpuh-SORRUHS
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- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Early Jurassic (196–190 Mya)
- Place
- India
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Barapasaurus ( ) is a genus of basal sauropod dinosaur from Jurassic rocks of India. The only species is B. tagorei. Barapasaurus comes from the lower part of the Kota Formation, which is of Early to Middle Jurassic in age. It is therefore one of the earliest known sauropods. Barapasaurus is known from approximately 300 bones from at least six individuals, so that the skeleton is almost completely known except for the anterior cervical vertebrae and the skull. This makes Barapasaurus one of the most completely known sauropods from the Early Jurassic.
What we know
- Named by Jain et al, 1975.
- Fossils found in India.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Barapasaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.