Jaklapallisaurus

Jak-lah-pal-le-sor-us.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2014, April 24). Jaklapallisaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/jaklapallisaurus/

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Name

Jaklapallisaurus.

Phonetic

Jak-lah-pal-le-sor-us.

Named By

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

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauira,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Plateosauria,‭ ‬Plateosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

J.‭ ‬asymmetrica‭

Size

Uncertain, but possibly about 2.5 meters long.

Known locations

India‭ ‬-‭ ‬Upper Maleri Formation.

Time Period

Norian/Rhaetian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Jaklapallisaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in what is now India during the latest 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. – An exceptionally preserved association of complete dinosaur skeletons reveals the oldest long-necked sauropodomorphs. – Biology Letters. 14 (11): 20180633. – Rodrigo Temp M�ller, Max Cardoso Langer & S�rgio Dias-da-Silva – 2018.

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