Genusaurus

Genusaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 106 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Superfamily: †Abelisauroidea
Family: †Abelisauridae
Genus: †Genusaurus
Accarie et al., 1995
Species:
†G. sisteronis
Binomial name
†Genusaurus sisteronis
Accarie et al., 1995

Genusaurus (/ˌdʒɛnjʊˈsɔːrəs/ JEN-yuu-SOR-əs;[1] meaning "knee lizard") is a genus of abelisaurid theropod from the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils were found in France. Genusaurus is believed to have lived during the Albian stage, around 112-100 million years ago.[2][3]

  1. ^ Creisler, Ben (July 7, 2003). "Dinosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide G". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Holtz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Carrano, Matthew T.; Sampson, Scott D. (2007). "The Phylogeny of Ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda)" (PDF). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 6 (2): 183–236. doi:10.1017/S1477201907002246. S2CID 30068953.