Genus: Rahiolisaurus NOVAS, CHATTERJEE, RUDRA & DATTA, 2010
Etymology: In reference to the village of Rahioli, Kheda
District, Gujarat State, India, the fossil site, and Greek,
sauros, "lizard."
Species: gujaratensis NOVAS, CHATTERJEE, RUDRA & DATTA, 2010
Etymology:
The specific epithet referes (Hindi) to the denizens of Gujarat
province.
Holotype: ISIR 550, 554, 557
Locality: Near Rahioli village, 23°3'26.2"N, 73°20'30.8"E, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.
Horizon: Mudstone unit of the Lameta Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
Breakdown as follows
ISIR 550: Right ilium.
ISIR 554: Rght pubis.
ISIR 557: Right femur.
Referred material:
ISIR 408-429, 518-545: 46 caudal vertebrae.
ISIR 415, 504-505, 506, 508, 509, 510: 7 posterior vertebrae.
ISIR 432: Two-thirds of a left scapula.
ISIR 436, 437, 634, 550, 551: 5 ilia fused with proximal ends of pubes.
ISIR 438, 445, 446, 449, 457, 458, 562, 563-565: 10 tibiae.
ISIR 447, 570, 571: 3 tibiae fused with their respective astragalus adn calcaneum.
ISIR 464, 552, 553, 554: 4 pubes.
ISIR 439: 2 ischia.
ISIR 440-444, 556-561: 11 femora.
ISIR 465: A partial left scapulocoracoid.
ISIR 506-507, 516-517: Sacral vertebrae.
ISIR 511-514, 404-407b: Fused sacral vertebrae.
ISIR 515: Cervical 5.
ISIR 546: Chevron.
ISIR 547: Proximal portion of a right scapula.
ISIR 555: Fibula.
ISIR 573, 450, 475, 569, 573, 581, 586: Metatarsals.
ISIR 576-579, 582-585, 587-595: Pedal phalanges.
ISIR 645: PRoximal half of a left scapula.
ISIR 658: Axis.
ISIR 659: Cervical 3.
ISIR 660: Cervical 4.