Cretaceous
Indosuchus
Indosuchus raptorius
The catalogue presents Indosuchus as a carnivore member of Abelisauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.0–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 6.0–7.0 m in length and 600–1000 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Indosuchus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Huene (1933).
The PBDB places it in Abelisauridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Abelisauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Abelisauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Lameta Formation (1). Provenance: India.
The catalogue records the holotype as GSI K20/350 and the type locality as “Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India”.
- GSI K20/350
- Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India
The catalogue's reference measurements are 6.0–7.0 m in length and 600–1000 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 6.0-7.0 m
- 600-1000 kg
The record gathers 46 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 6.0–7.0 m
- Weight
- 600–1000 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.0–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1933
- Described by
- Friedrich von Huene & Charles Matley
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Abelisauridae
- Genus
- Indosuchus
- Species
- I. raptorius
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- GSI K20/350
- Type locality
- Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India