Consider the following statements:1.Tharosaurus indicus is the name given to the fossil remains of a long-necked, plant-eating dicraeosaurid dinosaur found in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.2.The dicraeosaurid dinosaur fossil has been found in India for the first time.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Q. Consider the following statements::
1.Tharosaurus indicus is the name given to the fossil remains of a long-necked, plant-eating dicraeosaurid dinosaur found in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
2.The dicraeosaurid dinosaur fossil has been found in India for the first time.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Tharosaurus indicus is the name given to the fossil remains of a long-necked, plant-eating dicraeosaurid dinosaur found in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The dicraeosaurid dinosaur fossil has been found for the first time in India.

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