Lamplughsaura
September 29, 2009
Lamplughsaura is a genus of saurischian dinosaur from the Early Jurassic Period (Sinemurian age) of 196 to 190 million years ago. The type species is L. dharmaramensis. Several partial skeletons have been discovered. It was named after Pamela Lamplugh, founder of the Indian Statistical Institute.
This large quadrupedal dinosaur was about 33 feet in length. It was either a basal sauropod or basal sauropodomorph.