Rajasaurus (Rajasaurus Narmadensis): A stocky, carnivorous dinosaur with an unusual head crest has been identified from bones collected in India. Fossilized bones of this species was first discovered by Suresh Srivastava of GSI during 1982-84 from Rahioli, Kheda district, Gujarat, India.
Fossil bones of Rajasaurus have also been identified from Lameta Formation (Cretaceous, Maastrichtian) near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in Central India, indicating its habitat along Narmada river upto Gujarat.
Rajasaurus, a theropod (carnivore), lived along narmada valley. It had its cousins (eg. Majungatholus [[1]]) in Africa and Madagascar. The type specimens of this princely reptile (9 m length, 3 m height) are to be preserved in the repository unit of GSI at Kolkata.
The fossil collection consists of huge limb bones, vertebrae, pelvic bones, brain case, post cranial skeleton, parts of lower and upper jaws, teeth and tail.
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