Nambalia

Nam-bah-le-ah.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Nambalia.

Phonetic

Nam-bah-le-ah.

Named By

F.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Novas,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Ezcurra,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Chatterjee‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Kutty‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬roychowdhurii‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

India‭ ‬-‭ ‬Upper Maleri Formation.

Time Period

Norian to Rhaetian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains of at least two individuals.

In Depth

       Nambalia is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in India during the late Triassic.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New dinosaur species from the Upper Triassic Upper Maleri and Lower Dharmaram formations of Central India.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh‭ ‬101:333-349.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Novas,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Ezcurra,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Chatterjee‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Kutty‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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