出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/12 15:56 UTC 版)
Kotasaurus (
/ˌkoʊtəˈsɔrəs/ koh-tə-sawr-əs; meaning "Kota [Formation] lizard") is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period, about 208 million to 188 million years ago. It was an early sauropod, sharing some similarities with prosauropods. Its fossils were found in 1988, in India, near a place called Yemanapalli, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.