Indian dinosaurs revisited

Abstract

During the last three decades, research has shown the scientific potential, significance and uniqueness of the Indian record of dinosaurs in a global context. Known from several localities throughout the subcontinent, it is the Gondwana rocks of the Pranhita-Godavari and Narmada valleys that hold the key in answering questions regarding dinosaur origins, their rise to giganticism, nesting behaviour, dietary preferences and the contiguity of land masses in the past. This potential however is being realized slowly: there are only two mounted skeletons in the country, but several incomplete specimens suggest a great diversity for Indian dinosaurs.