- 학명 Scientific Name : Gasosaurus constructus
- 형태 Mode : 골격화석 Skeleton
- 시대 Age : 중기쥐라기 Middle Jurassic
- 크기 L×W×H (m) (Size) : 4m×1m×2.5m
- 원산지 Location : 중국 사천 Sichuan
Gasosaurus
Gasosaurus (Chinese: 气龙属) was a tetanuran dinosaur discovered in Dashanpu, China. The scientific name, meaning "Gas Lizard", honours the gasoline company that found the Dashanpu fossil quarry in Sichuan
Discovery and species
The first and to date only fossils, albeit postcranial (missing the skull), were recovered in 1985 during the construction of a gas facility, which explains the unusual name of the dinosaur. The fossils were defined as the type species Gasosaurus constructus by the paleontologists Dong Zhiming and Tang Zilu. There have still been very few fossils retrieved, so exact details are unknown. Specifically, no skull has been found. Some paleobotanists have speculated that Gasosaurus and Kaijiangosaurus may be one and the same species. A relation to Megalosaurus has also been suggested. Also, although current consensus is to place Gasosaurus in the group Carnosauria, it may in fact be the most basal Coelurosaurian yet known, or may even be a common ancestor of the two groups.
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