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Kotasaurus
''Kotasaurus'' ( ; meaning "Kota Formation lizard") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period (Sinemurian–Pliensbachian〔). The only known species is ''Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis''. It was discovered in the Kota Formation of Andhra Pradesh, India and shared its habitat with the related ''Barapasaurus''. So far the remains of at least 12 individuals are known. The greater part of the skeleton is known, but the skull is missing, with the exception of two teeth.〔 Like all sauropods, it was a large, quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail.
== Description ==
''Kotasaurus'' is one of the most basal sauropods known. The general body plan was that of a typical sauropod, but in several basal (plesiomorphic) features it resembles prosauropods.〔 Like all sauropods, ''Kotasaurus'' was an obligate quadruped,〔 while prosauropods were primitively bipedal. The body length is estimated at roughly 9 meters〔 and therefore already comparable with that of later sauropods. The femur was straight and oval in cross section, which means that the limbs were already columnar. The teeth were spoon shaped, like those of later sauropods. Basal features, on the other hand, include the relatively short and slightly twisted humerus, as well as the retention of a lesser trochanter on the femur. The vertebrae were simply built and massive, in contrast to that of the related ''Barapasaurus'', which already show some hollowing as a weight-saving measure.〔
Autapomorphies (newly acquired features) include the relatively slender limb bones as well as the low and elongated preacetabular process (the forward-pointing process of the ilium).〔
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