List of Indian and Madagascan dinosaurs

This is a lists of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from the Indian subcontinent or Madagascar. Though widely separated today, the Indian subcontinent and Madagascar were connected throughout much of the Mesozoic and shared similar dinosaur faunas, distinct from what has been found on other modern African and Asian landmasses.

The Indian fossil record of dinosaurs is good, with fossils coming from the entire Mesozoic era – starting with the Triassic period (a geological period that started 251.9 million years ago and continued till 201.3 million years ago), to the Jurassic period (201 million years ago to 145 million years ago) and Cretaceous period (from 145 million years ago to 66 million years ago), when globally all non-avian dinosaurs and 65 per cent of all life became extinct. [1] Madagascar also preserves various unique dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous.

Criteria for inclusion

• The creature must appear on the List of dinosaur genera.
• Fossils of the creature must have been found in India or Madagascar.
• This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of India and Madagascar.

List of Indian and Madagascan dinosaurs

Alwalkeria

Barapasaurus

Isisaurus

Lamplughsaura

Majungasaurus

Masiakasaurus

Rahonavis

Rajasaurus

Rapetosaurus

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Name	Period	Location	Diet[2]	Notes
Alwalkeria	Late Triassic	India	omnivore	A very primitive dinosaur.
Archaeodontosaurus	Middle Jurassic	Madagascar	herbivore	Possibly a sauropod with "prosauropod"-like teeth.
Barapasaurus	Early Jurassic	India	herbivore	One of the first large sauropods.
Brachypodosaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	herbivore	Probably an ankylosaur.
Bruhathkayosaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	herbivore	May have been one of the largest dinosaurs, known from some remains which are now lost.
Coeluroides	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	Possibly a noasaur.
Compsosuchus	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	Possibly a noasaur.
Dandakosaurus	Early Jurassic	India	carnivore	Either a ceratosaur or a tetanuran.
Dahalokely	Late Cretaceous	Madagascar	carnivore	An abelisaur.
Dryptosauroides	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	Possibly an abelisaur.
Indosaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	A large abelisaur.
Indosuchus	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	A small abelisaur.
Isisaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	herbivore	A titanosaur with an unusually thick neck.
Jainosaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	herbivore	Originally assigned to Antarctosaurus.
Jaklapallisaurus	Late Triassic	India	herbivore	A member of the clade Unaysauridae.
Jubbulpuria	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	Possibly a theropod. Almost nothing is known about this animal.
Kotasaurus	Early Jurassic	India	herbivore	A small basal sauropod.
Laevisuchus	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	Possibly a noasaur.
Lametasaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	A dubious abelisaurid. Reportedly armor plates have been found with the specimen.
Lamplughsaura	Early Jurassic	India	herbivore	A basal sauropodomorph.
Lapparentosaurus	Middle Jurassic	Madagascar	herbivore	Originally considered a species of Bothriospondylus.
Majungasaurus	Late Cretaceous	Madagascar	carnivore	An abelisaur that may have been cannibalistic.
Masiakasaurus	Late Cretaceous	Madagascar	carnivore	A strange noasaur with forward-pointing teeth. It may have been a fish eater.
Nambalia	Late Triassic	India	omnivore	A basal sauropodomorph.
Ornithomimoides	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	Possibly an abelisaur.
Orthogoniosaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	Possibly an abelisaur.
Pradhania	Early Jurassic	India	omnivore	A basal sauropodomorph.
Rahonavis	Late Cretaceous	Madagascar	carnivore	Either a dromaeosaurid capable of flight or a primitive bird.
Rahiolisaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	An abelisaur.
Rajasaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	carnivore	An abelisaur.
Rapetosaurus	Late Cretaceous	Madagascar	herbivore	A titanosaur known from relatively complete remains.
Titanosaurus	Late Cretaceous	India	herbivore	The namesake of the Titanosauria and the Titanosauriformes. Currently considered dubious.
Vahiny	Late Cretaceous	Madagascar	herbivore	A titanosaur.

Timeline

This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in Ma, megaannum, along the x-axis.

See also

• List of birds of India
• List of birds of Madagascar

Notes

1. "Science or sci-fi? The ignorance about dinosaurs in India".
2. Diet is sometimes hard to determine for dinosaurs and should be considered a "best guess".