Laevisuchus

Laevisuchus indicus

Laevisuchus — scientific reconstruction

Laevisuchus (, "light crocodile") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Its remains were discovered by Charles Alfred Matley near Jabalpur in Maastrichtian "Carnosaur Bed" deposits in the Lameta Formation in Madhya Pradesh, central India, and were named and described by paleontologists Friedrich von Huene and Matley in 1933.

Family
Noasauridae
Order
Saurischia
Period
Cretaceous (70.6–66.0 Ma)
Diet
Carnivore
Length
2.0–3.0 m
Weight
20–40 kg
Type locality
Lameta Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India
PBDB
txn:38623

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