Lametasaurus Lametasaurus

"Lameta lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Lametasaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
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Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (70 Mya)
Place
India
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Abelisauridae

Lametasaurus (; “Lameta lizard”), is a chimeric genus of dinosaur known from the Lameta Formation of Jabalpur, India. The type species is L. indicus. The weight estimate of Lametasaurus, on the basis of the robust tibia, is 3600 kg, similar morphology can be seen in the tibia of Pycnonemosaurus, which indicates similar weight estimates.

What we know

  • Named by Matley, 1923.
  • Fossils found in India.