(a) and
stratigraphic occurrence (b) of
Jaklapallisaurus The
Jaklapallisaurus holotype specimen,
ISI R274, consists of
postcranial material which was collected from the
Upper Maleri Formation (late Norian–earliest Rhaetian) of the Pranhita–Godavari Basin. The specimen includes a probable anterior dorsal vertebra, an anterior caudal vertebra, and right distal end of femur, tibia, astragalus, metatarsals I IV, and pedal phalanges I-1 and II-1. It was first named by
Fernando E. Novas, Martin D. Ezcurra,
Sankar Chatterjee and Tharavat S. Kutty in
2011. The
type species is
Jaklapallisaurus asymmetrica. ISI R279, a partially complete right
femur which was collected from the
Lower Dharmaram Formation (latest Norian–Rhaetian) was originally referred to
Jaklapallisaurus. However, later research proved that the referral is based on weak grounds, and the presence of the species in that stratigraphic unit should be based on a more taxonomically informative specimen. The
Jaklapallisaurus fossil material was found along with the
guaibasaurid sauropodomorph
Nambalia and two basal
dinosauriforms. == Classification ==