Barapasaurus: quick facts
Known from parts of over 300 individual specimensfound in India yet no skulls have been recovered. Barapasaurusis the oldest known sauropod certain to have been a sauropod, however; Vulcanodon may be
Period
Early Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Length
60 feet (18.3 meters)
Family
Vulcanodontidae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.