First report of a Theropod (Dinosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lameta Formation of Salbardi Basin, Betul District, Madhya Pradesh

摘要

Fossils were collected from Salbardi basin near Ghorpend village (latitude 21°25'47"N; longitude 78°00'20"E) in Betul District of Madhya Pradesh. The fossils occur in hard, green calcareous sandstone which is underlain by calcareous sandstone and pebbly beds of Lameta Formation. The fossil bone recovered from the sediments was identified by histological study. The histological study of the bone, which has a hollow shaft, shows a fibrolamellar structure and indicates that it belongs to a theropod dinosaur.