Gyposaurus capensis
"vulture lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Gyposaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Early Jurassic (196.5–189.6 Mya)
- Place
- Africa · South Africa
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Anchisauridae
Gyposaurus (meaning “vulture lizard”, referring to the outdated hypothesis that prosauropods were carnivores) is a genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the early Jurassic of South Africa. It is usually considered to represent juveniles of other prosauropods, but “G.” sinensis is regarded as a possibly valid species.
What we know
- Named by Broom, 1911.
- Fossils found in Africa and South Africa.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Gyposaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.