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Kotasaurus
Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis Yadagiri 1988
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) · 199.5–184.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
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 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Kotasaurus sits in deep time
Kotasaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Kotasaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.