Masiakasaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Madagascar.
Quick facts about Masiakasaurus:
- Existed from 72.1 million years ago to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 28 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Masiakasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- S. D. Sampson and D. W. Krause. 1996. The premaxilla of <i>Majungasaurus</i> (Dinosauria: Theropoda), with implications for Gondwanan paleobiogeography. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4):601-605
- M. D. Gottfried and D. W. Krause. 1998. First record of gars (Lepisosteidae, Actinopterygii) on Madagascar: Late Cretaceous remains from the Mahajunga Basin. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(2):275-279
- C. A. Forster and L. M. Chiappe. 1996. The first Cretaceous bird from Madagascar. Nature 382:532-535
