- Gigantosaurus
Taxobox|
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Gigantosaurus" byHeinrich Harder
name = "Gigantosaurus"
status = fossil
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Sauropsid a
ordo =Saurischia
subordo =Sauropodomorpha
infraordo =Sauropoda
genus = "Gigantosaurus" Seeley, 1869
binomial = "Gigantosaurus megalonyx" Seeley, 1869"Gigantosaurus" ("giant lizard") is a poorly known ("
nomen dubium ")sauropod dinosaur fromEngland [http://dml.cmnh.org/1995Aug/msg00582.html] . The type species, "Gigantosaurus megalonyx", was described by Seeley in1869 . The name "Gigantosaurus" later factored into the convoluted taxonomic history of the African dinosaur(s) "Barosaurus ", "Tornieria ", and "Janenschia ". A discussion of this can be found in the main "Tornieria " article.A dinosaur with a similar name is "
Giganotosaurus ", which was a massive theropod. Its name is often misspelled and/or pronounced "Gigantosaurus".References
* http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a8acf5.htm
* http://www.users.qwest.net/~jstweet1/sauropoda.htm
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