Godavarisaurus

God-ah-vah-re-sor-us.
By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2013, November 19). Godavarisaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/godavarisaurus/

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Name

Godavarisaurus.

Phonetic

God-ah-vah-re-sor-us.

Named By

S.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Evans,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Prasad,‭ ‬and B.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Manhas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Diapsida,‭ ‬Lepidosauromorpha,‭ (‬Rhynchocephalia‭) ‬Lepidosauria,‭ ‬Sphenodontia,‭ ‬Sphenodontidae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

G.‭ ‬lateefi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

India‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kota Formation.

Time Period

Hettangian/Pliensbachian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Godavarisaurus is a genus of lepidosaur that lived in India during the early Jurassic,‭ ‬and may have resembled a modern day Tuatara.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Rhynchocephalians‭ (‬Diapsida:‭ ‬Lepidosauria‭) ‬from the Jurassic Kota Formation of India.‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬133:309-334.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Evans,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Prasad,‭ ‬and B.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Manhas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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