Genusaurus

Taxobox
name = "Genusaurus"
fossil_range = Early Cretaceous
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo = Dinosauria
ordo = Saurischia
subordo = Theropoda
infraordo = Ceratosauria
superfamilia = Abelisauroidea
genus = "Genusaurus"
species = "G. sisterornis"
binomial = "Genusaurus sisterornis"
binomial_authority = Accarie "et al", 1995

"Genusaurus" (meaning "knee lizard") is a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a ceratosaur possibly related to "Carnotaurus". Its fossils were found in France. The size of "Genusaurus" has been estimated at 9.8 ft (3 m.) long,cite book| last = Holtz| first = Thomas R. Jr.| authorlink = | title = Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages| publisher = Random House| date = 2008| location = | pages = pg 52, updated appendix| url = http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/dinoappendix/DinoappendixSummer2008.pdf| doi = | id = | isbn = 0375824197] and 50 kg in weight.cite journal| last = Montague| first = R.| title = Estimates of body size and geological time of origin for 612 dinosaur genera (Saurischia, Ornithischia)| journal = Florida Scientist| volume = 69| issue = 4| pages = 243–257| publisher = | location = | date = 2006| url = http://apt.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1043%2F0098-4590%282006%29069%5B0243%3AEOBSAG%5D2.0.CO%3B2| doi = | id = | accessdate = 2008-06-09| year = 2006] "Genusaurus" is believed to have lived during the Aptian stage, around 112-100 million years ago.

The type species, "Genusaurus sisteronis", is based on a partial skeleton, and was described by Accarie, Beaudoin, Dejax, Fries, Michard, and Taquet in 1995.

References

Accarie, H., B. Beaudoin , J. Dejax, G. Fries, J.C. Michard, and P. Taquet. (1995). "Decouverte d'un Dinosaure Theropode nouveau ("Genusaurus sisteronis n. g., n. sp".) dans l'Albien marin de Sisteron (Alpes de Haute-Provence, France) et extension au Cretace inferieur de la lignee ceratosaurienne". "Compte rendu hebdomadaire des seances de l'Academie des Sciences Paris". 320(2):327-334.

External links

* [http://www.users.qwest.net/~jstweet1/ceratosauria.htm Ceratosauria]
* [http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a648e1.htm "Genusaurus"] in the Dinosaur Encyclopedia