Saturday, March 29, 2014

Indosaurus were Found in Central India



Pronunciation : in-doe-SAWR-us 
Translation : Indian Lizard
Also known as : -
Description : Carnivore and Bipedal
Order : Saurischia
Suborder : Theropoda
Infraorder : Ceratosauria
Family : Abelisauridae (not confirmed)
Height : 20 feet (6.1 meters)
Length : 36 feet (11 meters)
Weight : -
Period : Late Cretaceous

Fragmentary remains, including a massive, thick braincase, were found in central India.

Torvosaurus Came from Late Jurassic


Pronunciation : TOR-vuh-SAWR-us 
Translation : Savage Lizard
Also Known As : -
Description : Carnivore and Bipedal
Order : Saurischia
Suborder : Theropoda
Infraorder : Ceratosauria
Family : Megalosauridae
Height : 14 feet (4.3 meters)
Length : 29.5 feet (9 meters)
Weight : 12,000 pounds (5,440 kg)
Period : Late Jurassic

Remains of Torvosaurus have been found in Colorado and Wyoming. It was a powerfully built flesh eater with savage claws. Its structure was similar to that of Megalosaurus and it is probably related to Afrovenator.

Torosaurus is a Fairly Uncommon Dinosaur


Pronunciation : TOR-uh-SAWR-us
Translation : Protuberance Lizard
Also Known As : -
Description : Herbivore and Quadrupedal
Order : Ornithischia
Suborder : Marginocephalia
Infraorder : Ceratopsia
Micro-order : Neoceratopsia
Family : Ceratopsidae
Height : 8 feet (2.4 meters)
Length : 20.3 feet (6.2 meters)
Weight : 9,900 - 18,000 pounds (4,491 - 8,165 kg)
Period : Late Cretaceous

While Torosaurus has been found in Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, New Mexico, and Canada, it is a fairly uncommon dinosaur. It had the largest skull of any land animal that ever lived, measuring almost nine feet. The last and most advanced of the horned dinosaurs, Torosaurus had nose horn and a large brow horn that pointed forward. Behind the brow horn, the huge smooth crest extended back almost five feet.