Genus
Valid Extinct

Lametasaurus

Matley 1924

Lametasaurus, is a chimeric genus of dinosaur known from the Lameta Formation of Jabalpur, India. The type species is L. indicus. The weight estimate of Lametasaurus, on the basis of the robust tibia, is 3,600 kg (7,900 lb), similar morphology can be seen in the tibia of Pycnonemosaurus, which indicates similar weight estimates.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Lametasaurus
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The tibia of Lametasaurus indicus in different views. The length of the tibia is said to be 58 cm © Charles A. Matley · Public domain · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Abelisauridae Family
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Lametasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇮🇳 India
1
Geological formations
Lameta
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Lametasaurus indicus 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
C. A. Matley. 1924. Note on an armoured dinosaur from the Lameta beds of Jubbulpore. Records of the Geological Survey of India 55(2):105-109
Bibliography (1)
F. v. Huene and C. A. Matley. 1933. 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