Subsequent to the recent press announcement (Mumbai; 13 August 2003) of the discovery of a new dinosaur species from India - Rajasaurus narmadensis -- the details of the scientific study that led to the announcement have been published.Possessing a regal body-frame (9 m long and 3 m high), the epithet of Raja (= king) befits the Indian dino. To ensure its princely appearance, Rajasaurus narmadensis was crowned with a double-crested hom on its forehead. Its specific name, originating from Narmada (Nar-mada River), denotes its habitat environs, stretching from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh to Kheda in Gujarat, all along the length of the Narmada River. Although the basic fossil material for the present study was unearthed from the locality in Gujarat by the scientists of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), previous studies have shown the presence of bone fragments of Rajasaurus from the Jabalpur fossil locality also.
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