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This is a list of non-avian dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from the Indian subcontinent or Madagascar. Though widely separated today, the Indian subcontinent and Madagascar were connected throughout much of the Mesozoic and shared similar dinosaur faunas, distinct from what has been found on other modern African and Asian landmasses.
Dinosaurs of Madagascar (1 C, 10 P) M. Maevarano fauna (19 P) Pages in category "Prehistoric animals of Madagascar" The following 44 pages are in this category, out ...
This is a list of non-avian dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered in Africa.Africa has a rich fossil record. It is rich in Triassic and Early Jurassic dinosaurs. . African dinosaurs from these time periods include Megapnosaurus, Dracovenator, Melanorosaurus, Massospondylus, Euskelosaurus, Heterodontosaurus, Abrictosaurus, and Lesoth
Pages in category "Dinosaurs of Madagascar" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Scientific name Range Comments Pictures Reed cormorant: Microcarbo africanus: Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion Extinct in Mauritius and Réunion. Last recorded on Réunion in 1705, where the young were considered good to eat. [4] It survived the introduction of rats and pigs, but disappeared when cats were introduced. [39]
List of African dinosaurs; List of Asian dinosaurs; List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs; List of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of New Zealand; List of European dinosaurs; List of Indian and Madagascan dinosaurs; List of North American dinosaurs. List of Appalachian dinosaurs; List of archosaurs of the Chinle Formation; List of ...
The history of the fauna of Madagascar in the context of plate tectonics and paleoclimate over the last 200 million years (Aepyornithidae arrived later than is indicated). A good example of Malagasy convergent evolution is the fossa, a Malagasy carnivore that has evolved in appearance and behaviour to be so like a large cat that it was originally classified in Felidae, when it is in fact more ...
Majungasaurus (/ m ə ˌ dʒ ʌ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s /; lit. ' Mahajanga lizard ') is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, making it one of the last-known non-avian dinosaurs that went extinct during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.