Genusaurus
Fossil range: Early Cretaceous |
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| Scientific classification |
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Animalia
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| Phylum: |
Chordata
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Sauropsida
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| Superorder: |
Dinosauria
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| Order: |
Saurischia
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| Suborder: |
Theropoda
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| Infraorder: |
Ceratosauria
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| Superfamily: |
Abelisauroidea
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| Genus: |
Genusaurus
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G. The Early Cretaceous ( timestratigraphic name or the Lower Cretaceous ( logstratigraphic name is the earlier of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Saurischia (sɔːˈrɪskiə, from the Greek sauros ( σαυρος) meaning 'lizard' and ischion ( ισχιον) meaning 'hip joint' Theropods (ˈθɪərəpɒd theropoda /θiːˈrɒpədə/ 'beast feet' are a group of Bipedal Saurischian Dinosaurs Although they were primarily Ceratosaurs are members of a group of Theropod Dinosaurs defined as all theropods sharing a more recent common ancestry with Ceratosaurus than Abelisaurs were a group of Ceratosaurian Dinosaurs which lived all over the southern hemisphere (with the exception of Tarascosaurus in Southern sisterornis
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| Binomial name |
Genusaurus sisterornis
Accarie et al, 1995 |
Genusaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Cretaceous (kriːˈteɪʃəs, usually abbreviated 'K' for its German translation "Kreide" is a geologic period and system, reaching from the end of It was a ceratosaur possibly related to Carnotaurus. Ceratosaurs are members of a group of Theropod Dinosaurs defined as all theropods sharing a more recent common ancestry with Ceratosaurus than Carnotaurus (ˌkɑrnoʊˈtɔrəs KAHR-noh-TAWR-us meaning "meat-bull" referring to its distinct bull-like horns ( Latin carne = flesh + Its fossils were found in France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
The type species, Genusaurus sisteronis, is based on a partial skeleton, and was described by Accarie, Beaudoin, Dejax, Fries, Michard, and Taquet in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
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