Indosuchus
Indosuchus raptorius
Indosuchus (lit. 'Indian crocodile') is a genus of abelisaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period (Maastrichtian, 70 to 66 million years ago) of what is now India. Like most theropods, Indosuchus was a bipedal carnivore. It was about 7 metres (23 ft) long, weighed about 1.2 tonnes (1.3 short tons), and had a crested skull, flattened on the top.
- Family
- Abelisauridae
- Order
- Saurischia
- Period
- Cretaceous (70.0–66.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Length
- 6.0–7.0 m
- Weight
- 600–1000 kg
- Type locality
- Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Holotype
- GSI K20/350
- PBDB
- txn:38612