In Depth
Initially described as a species of Antarctosaurus by Charles Alfred Matley and Friedrich von Huene in 1933, a 1995 study of the remains saw the material reclassified as its own genus, Jainosaurus. The genus is named after Indian palaeontologist Sohan Lal Jain who had previously conducted a lot of study upon the fossils, however Jain has since suggested that Jainosaurus may actually be a specimen of Titanosaurus. Despite this however Jainosaurus is still usually regarded as being a distinct genus.
Jainosaurus would have shared its habitats with other dinosaurs such as Isisaurus, Rajasaurus and Indosaurus.
Further Reading
– The Cretaceous Saurischia and Ornithischia of the Central Provinces of India. – Palaeontologica Indica (New Series), Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, 21(1): 1-74. F. von Huene & C. A. Matley – 1933. – The global sauropod fossil record. Aspects of Sauropod Paleobiology. – GAIA 10:261-279. – A. P. Hunt, M. G. Lockley, S. G. Lucas & C. A. Meyer – 1995. – Reassessment of Sauropod Dinosaur Jainosaurus (=”Antarctosaurus”) septentrionalis from the Upper Cretaceous of India. – Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, 32(2): 17-40. – Jeffery Wilson, Michael D’Emic, Christina A. Curry-Rogers, Dhananjay M. Mohabey & Subashis Sen – 2009.
