GENUSAURUS
(Illusive reptile)
Ceratosauria.
ERA: Early
Cretaceous
(
Albian
112.2 - 98.9
Ma
).
SIZE: Length 3 - 4m (7 - 10 ft). Hip height 1.5m (5
ft).
LOCATION:
Europe.
FOSSILS:
Ilium
,
proximal
end of
pubis
,
tibia
and
fibula
;
femur
,
tarsal
,
sacral
vertebra
,
dorsal
centra
.
COMMENTS: Genusaurus seems to be a small,
derived
ceratosaur with bird-like features of the
pelvis
and legs. It may even be an
abelisaurid
. It probably lived in a warm, humid forest environment.
SPECIES LIST:
G. sisteronis Accaire, Beaudoin, Dejax, Fries, Michard and Taquet, 1995
(type)
.
References
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@bcer