Ceratocaudia antigua
SEO Title: Ceratocaudia antigua: Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species, Features and Significance
Category: Paleontology | Science & Technology | Environment
UPSC Notes
Ceratocaudia antigua is a newly identified dinosaur species reported from Gujarat, India. It belongs to the sauropod/macronarian lineage and attracted attention because of its distinctive tail morphology. (Sumati IAS)
Key Pointers
Discovered/reported from Gujarat.
Dinosaur group: Macronaria.
Macronarians include large sauropod dinosaurs.
Reported as a relatively small/dwarf taxon compared with giant sauropods.
Estimated length: around 7 metres.
Name refers to its distinctive horn-like tail feature.
Tail vertebrae showed unusual ball-and-socket type articulation.
Provides information about dinosaur diversity and evolution in the Indian subcontinent.
Prelims Focus: Gujarat → dinosaur → Macronaria → unusual tail → paleontology.
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