Barapasaurus

big-legged lizard

• bara · Sanskrit/Indian languages · big
• pa · Sanskrit/Indian languages · leg
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "bara" (big) and "pa" (leg) from Indian languages with the Greek "sauros" (lizard), giving "big-legged lizard". It refers to the large, massive limb bones of this early sauropod, which were among the first remains found. The type species is Barapasaurus tagorei, named in honour of Rabindranath Tagore.

Named by

Jain et al.

Year named

1975

Period

Early Jurassic

Stages

Sinemurian – Pliensbachian

Found in

Kota Formation, Andhra Pradesh (Telangana), India

A basal sauropod, among the earliest known members of the group. Stage dating of the Kota Formation is uncertain and varies between sources.