Kingdom Animalia Clade Dinosauria Clade Averostra Rank Genus | Class Reptilia Suborder Theropoda Phylum Chordata Order Saurischia | |
Similar Dryptosauroides, Betasuchus, Cryptosaurus, Asiaceratops, Anoplosaurus | ||
Dandakosaurus (meaning "Dandakaranya lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from Andhra Pradesh, India. It lived 183 - 175 million years ago in the Toarcian, Early Jurassic. It is currently classified as Averostra incertae sedis, variously suggested to be a ceratosaur or basal tetanuran.
The type species, D. indicus, was named by Yadagiri in 1982. Little is known about the genus, as the only fossil evidence is a partial pubis - some paleontologists consider it to be a nomen dubium.
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