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New Dinosaur Species Maleriraptor kuttyi Discovered in India

11/18/2025

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Maleriraptor kuttyi is a newly identified dinosaur species from India that lived about 220 million years ago.
It was discovered in the Upper Maleri Formation, with the study published in Royal Society Open Science and implying herrerasaurs thrived in Gondwana after a major extinction event.
Martín D. Ezcurra led the study, analyzing fossilized bones once misidentified and revealing unique anatomical features.

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Maleriraptor kuttyi is a newly identified dinosaur species from India that lived about 220 million years ago.
It was discovered in the Upper Maleri Formation, with the study published in Royal Society Open Science and implying herrerasaurs thrived in Gondwana after a major extinction event.
Martín D. Ezcurra led the study, analyzing fossilized bones once misidentified and revealing unique anatomical features.