Gasosaurus
Gasosaurus constructus
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.
- Family
- Tetanurae
- Order
- Saurischia
- Period
- Jurassic (169.0–163.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Length
- 3.5–4.0 m
- Weight
- 150 kg
- Type locality
- Dashanpu Formation, Sichuan, China
- Holotype
- ZDM T5701
- PBDB
- txn:52766