Genusaurus

Genusaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
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; 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.

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