Gasosaurus ɡ-asuh-SƆːRUHS
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Gasosaurus 4 m (13.1 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 4 m (13.1 ft)
- Period
- Middle Jurassic (171.6–161.2 Mya)
- Place
- China
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Gasosaurus () is a genus of tetanuran theropod that lived approximately 171.6 to 161.2 million years ago during the middle of the Jurassic Period. The name “Gasosaurus” is derived from the English “gasoline” and the Greek σαῦρος (sauros) (“lizard / generic reptile”). Only one species is currently recognised, G. constructus, from which the specific name honours the gasoline company that found the Dashanpu fossil quarry in Sichuan Province, China, now named as the Lower Shaximiao Formation.
What we know
- Named by Dong & Tang, 1985.
- Body length estimated at about 4 m.
- Fossils found in China.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Gasosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.