Cretaceous
Laevisuchus
Laevisuchus indicus
The catalogue presents Laevisuchus as a carnivore member of Noasauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.6–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 2.0–3.0 m in length and 20–40 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 Laevisuchus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Huene (1933).
The PBDB places it in Noasauridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Noasauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Noasauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 2 occurrences, with material from the Lameta Formation (2). Provenance: India.
The catalogue records the type locality as “Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India”.
- Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India
The catalogue's reference measurements are 2.0–3.0 m in length and 20–40 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 2.0-3.0 m
- 20-40 kg
The record gathers 26 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
- 2.0–3.0 m
- Weight
- 20–40 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.6–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1932
- Described by
- Huene & Matley
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Noasauridae
- Genus
- Laevisuchus
- Species
- L. indicus
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
- not documented in this catalogue
- Type locality
- Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India