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Kotasaurus Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis Yadagiri 1988

/ˌkoʊtəˈsɔːrəs/
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) · 199.5–184.2 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
India
Region
Telangana
Formation
Kota
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in India. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 199.5–184.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Telangana, India. It was named by Yadagiri 1988. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Kotasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

coexisted–with
Scutellosaurus
Scutellosaurus lawleri
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coexisted–with
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus wetherilli
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coexisted–with
Syntarsus
Syntarsus kayentakatae
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coexisted–with
Kayentavenator
Kayentavenator elysiae
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coexisted–with
Cryolophosaurus
Cryolophosaurus ellioti
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same–clade
Vulcanodon
Vulcanodon karibaensis
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same–clade
Barapasaurus
Barapasaurus tagorei
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same–clade
Sarahsaurus
Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis
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