Indosaurus
Indosaurus matleyi
Pronounced:
In - doe - Saw - rus
Diet:
Carnivore
(plant-eater)
Name
Means:
"Indian Lizard"
Length:
Unknown
Height:
Unknown
Weight:
1540 lb. (700 kg.)
Time:
Late Cretaceous - 69
MYA
Fossil
remains for this
Dinosaur have
been found in
Asia
Indosaurus was a large
meat-eater that lived in
India. It is an
interesting dinosaur for
a number of scientific
reasons. It seems to be
closely related to
Carnotaurus, the strange
horned predator from
South America. The
fossil remains of
Indosaurus show what may
be horns over its eyes.
Also, it is evidence
that India was not an
island floating alone
for nearly 100 million
years as has be thought
by many scientists.
The fact that this
dinosaur seems to be
closely related to a
South American genus
supports a growing
belief that India was
occasionally connected
to Africa by land
bridges during the
Jurassic and Cretaceous.
This would have allowed
dinosaurs to migrate to
and from what is now
India. |
