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About Barapasaurus:
Although its skeleton has yet to be completely reproduced, scientists are fairly confident that Barapasaurus was among the earliest sauropods--the giant, herbivorous dinosaurs that grazed the plants and trees of the Jurassic period. As far as paleontologists can tell, Barapasaurus had the classic sauropod shape--huge legs, thick body, long neck and tail and small head--but was otherwise relatively undifferentiated, serving as the "template" for later sauropod evolution.
Interestingly, Barapasaurus is one of the few dinosaurs to be discovered in modern-day India. About half a dozen fossil specimens have been unearthed, but to date, no one has found this sauropod's skull (though scattered tooth remnants have been identified, which helps experts reconstruct the probable shape of its head).
