Narindasaurus

Field photograph to come

DV-1148Isalo III Fm., Madagascar

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

1 find

165 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

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