Gojirasaurus quayi
"lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Gojirasaurus 6 m (19.7 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 6 m (19.7 ft)
- Period
- Late Triassic (212 Mya)
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Gojirasaurus is a genus of coelophysoid theropod dinosaur named after the giant monster movie character Godzilla. It lived in the Late Triassic Period, containing a single known species, Gojirasaurus quayi.
What we know
- Named by Carpenter, 1997.
- Body length estimated at about 6 m.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Gojirasaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.