Indosaurus
IN-doh-SORE-us /ˌɪndoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
India lizard
- Indo- · Latin/Greek (from the place name India) · India
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines "Indo-", referring to India, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "India lizard" because the fossils were found in India. The type species, Indosaurus matleyi, honors Charles Matley, who co-described it.
- Named by
- Huene and Matley
- Year named
- 1933
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Maastrichtian
- Found in
- Lameta Formation, Jabalpur area, Madhya Pradesh, India
A theropod, usually classified as an abelisaurid. It is known from fragmentary remains, mainly part of a braincase and skull roof. Its exact status and relationship to other Lameta theropods such as Indosuchus have been debated.