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Abelisauridae

Genusaurus sisteronis jenjuu-SƆːRUHS

"knee lizard"

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Genusaurus 3.2 m (10.4 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Genusaurus
Length
3.2 m (10.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (106 Mya)
Place
France
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Abelisauridae

Genusaurus ( ; 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.

What we know

  • Named by Accarie et al., 1995.
  • Body length estimated at about 3.16 m.
  • Fossils found in France.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Genusaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.