Barapasaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited India. Its fossils have been found in places such as Maharashtra (India) and Telangana (India).

Quick facts about Barapasaurus:

  • Existed from Sinemurian Age to Pliensbachian Age
  • Lived in a clay
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Barapasaurus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Barapasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • S. Bandyopadhyay, D. D. Gillette, and S. Ray, D. P. Sengupta. 2010. Osteology of Barapasaurus tagorei (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Jurassic of India. Palaeontology 53(3):533-569
  • S. L. Jain, T. S. Kutty, and T. Roy-Chowdhury, S. Chatterjee. 1975. The sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Kota Formation of India. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A 188:221-228