Masiakasaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Madagascar. Its fossils have been found in places such as Boeny (Madagascar).
Quick facts about Masiakasaurus:
- Existed from 72.1 million years ago to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 28 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Masiakasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- C. A. Forster, L. M. Chiappe, and D. W. Krause, S. D. Sampson. 1996. The first Cretaceous bird from Madagascar. Nature 382:532-535
- D. W. Krause, G. V. R. Prasad, and W. von Koenigswald, A. Sahni, F. E. Grine. 1997. Cosmopolitanism among Gondwanan Late Cretaceous mammals. Nature 390:504-507
- D. W. Krause, J. J. W. Sertich, and R. R. Rogers, S. C. Kast, A. H. Rasoamiaramanana, G. A. Buckley. 2010. Overview of the discovery, distribution, and geological context of Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 10:4-12
