Indosuchus

Indosuchus

Pronunciation:
in-doh-sook-us
Name meaning:
'Indian crocodile'
Indosuchus
large theropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
7.0m
Diet:
carnivorous carnivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 71-66 million years ago
Found in:
India

An almost complete skeleton of Indosuchus has been found.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Ceratosauria, Neoceratosauria
Named by:
Huene and Matley (1933)
Type species:
raptorius

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