Narindasaurus
Field photograph to come
Narindasaurus
DV-1148 · type species Narindasaurus thevenini
- Lived
- 168 to 165 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods
- Found in
- Madagascar
- Named by
- Royo-Torres et al. 2021
Field notes
About Narindasaurus
Narindasaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic, 168 to 165 million years ago.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Narindasaurus, from Madagascar. Its fossils come from the Isalo III Formation. It was named by Royo-Torres et al. in 2021.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
165 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Turiasauria.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: R. Royo-Torres, A. Cobos, and P. Mocho, L. Alcalá. 2021. Origin and evolution of turiasaur dinosaurs set by means of a new ‘rosetta’ specimen from Spain. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191(1):201-227