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LAMPLUGHSAURA
(lam-plu-sore-ah)
meaning: "Lamplugh's lizard"
Lamplughsaura
Named By: T. S. Kutty, S. Chatterjee, P. M. Galton and P. Upchurch in 2007
Time Period: Early Jurassic
Location: India - Dharmaram Formation
Size: About 10 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial skeletons of several individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropodomorpha | Sauropoda |
About

Lamplughsaura is a genus of saurischian dinosaur from the Sinemurian-age (Early Jurassic) Dharmaram Formation of India, dating from between 196 and 190 million years ago. The type and only species is L. dharmaramensis. It is known from several partial skeletons of a large quadrupedal animal up to 10 meters (33 ft) long, and was either a basal sauropod or, less likely, a more basal sauropodomorph.

It was named after Pamela Lamplugh, founder of the Indian Statistical Institute.

Read more about Lamplughsaura at Wikipedia
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