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Jurassic Park in India? Yes, dinosaur fossils have been found in our country too. Read on to find out where...

Reptiles that ruled - Young World Club Young World Club Events Leader Board YWC Leader Board Summer Explorer Curious Corner Subscribe Free Trial Login Think Read Do Travel Play Change Meet the MUMMIES King of Clay 150 Reptiles that ruled POSTED ON: 10 Jun, 2022 TOTAL VIEWS: 167 Views POSTED BY: Nimi Kurian | Article by R. Krithika ARTICLE POINTS: 150 Points June 1 was World Dinosaur Day. And this is the perfect time to learn more about these giant creatures that roamed the earth millions of years ago. Dinosaurs were reptiles; the predecessors of today’s lizards, snakes, turtles and crocodiles. The term ‘dinosaur’ – coined by scientist Richard Owen – is derived from a Greek word that means ‘terrible lizard’. The first complete skeleton of a dinosaur was unearthed in West Dorset, England, in 1878. These animals became extinct around 66 million years ago. Scientists believe that this was because of a catastrophic climate change caused either by vast volcanic eruptions or the impact of a large celestial object with the Earth. In India, the first dinosaur skeleton was found near Jabalpur by an army officer in the British East India Company This was back in 1828. Since then many more have been found in various parts of the country. Take a look at some of them and figure out what they looked like by solving the shuffle puzzle. Alwalkeria, a small omnivore, was from the Late Triassic period. The fossil was found in the Godavari Valley in Andhra Pradesh. Another one from Andhra Pradesh, this time from the Upper Dharamaram formation, is Pradhania, a genus of massospondylid sauropodomorph dinosaur. ShuffleEasyMediumHardGrid3x34x45x5ImageName Barapasaurus is a genus of basal sauropod dinosaur from Early Jurassic rocks in the lower Kota,Telangana. Barapasaurus means ‘big-legged lizard’. ShuffleEasyMediumHardGrid3x34x45x5ImageName Among the other fossils found in Telangana are Dandakosaurus, a genus of averostran theropod dinosaur; Jaklapallisaurus, a genus of unaysaurid sauropodomorph dinosaur; Kotasaurus (meaning ‘Kota Formation lizard’), a genus of sauropod dinosaur among others. Rahiolisaurus is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur, which existed in India during the Late Cretaceous period. The fossils were recovered from the Lameta Formation in Gujarat. ShuffleEasyMediumHardGrid3x34x45x5ImageName Isisaurus – named after the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)– is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. Its fossils were found near Warora, Chandrapur district, Maharastra. ShuffleEasyMediumHardGrid3x34x45x5ImageName Here are two other dinosaurs that have also been found in India. The Bruhathkayosaurus meaning ‘huge-bodied lizard’ was discovered around 1978 in the Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu. It is dated to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period. Laevisuchus (meaning ‘light crocodile’) is a genus of theropod dinosaur also from the Late Cretaceous period. The name is a combination of the Latin word ‘laevis’ (means light) and the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian crocodile god, Soukhos. These fossils were found near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. Read the Previous Post Meet the MUMMIES Read the Next Post King of Clay No Subscription Plan Please Login To Continue Viewing Articles. Login Home X Choose who you are I’m a Junior I’m a Senior I’m a Parent I’m a Teacher Next X Hi Already Existing User Login Login X Remember me Forgot Password? If you are a new user Signup No Subscription Plan "Kindly subscribe to any plan" Please Subscribe To Continue Viewing Articles. Forgot Password? X If you are a new user Signup Main MenuAbout Us Events YWC Leader Board Summer Explorer Curious corner Subscribe Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy FAQ Contact Us Group SitesThe Hindu Business Line BL on Campus Sportstar The Hindu Coupons Frontline The Hindu Centre RoofandFloor Young World Club Publications eBooks Images Classifieds இந்து தமிழ் திசை STEP The Hindu Crossword+ Have more questions? Contact us at 1800-102-1878 © 2023 copyrights, Young World Club. All Rights Reserved. JanuaryJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember2023192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SunMonTueWedThuFriSat123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930311234Save Selected00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00