Isisaurus colberti

† Isisaurus colberti — a Late Cretaceous titanosaur from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, India. Large herbivore (~18 m long, ~14,000 kg) with unusual proportions including very long forelimbs and a relatively short neck. Named for paleontologist Edwin Colbert. From the Lameta Formation; Maastricht.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Isisaurus colberti was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Isisaurus colberti lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.