Genus
Valid Extinct

Gojirasaurus

Carpenter 1997

Gojirasaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur named after the Japanese giant movie monster Godzilla. It lived in the Late Triassic Period, containing a single known species, Gojirasaurus quayi.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Gojirasaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Coelophysoidea Superfamily
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Gojirasaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
5,6 m ⓘ
Gojirasaurus quayi
Mass
180 kg ⓘ
Gojirasaurus quayi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Bull Canyon
1
Temporal distribution
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Gojirasaurus quayi 227 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
K. Carpenter. 1997. A giant coelophysoid (Ceratosauria) theropod from the Upper Triassic of New Mexico, USA. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 205(2):189-208 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
K. Carpenter. 1997. A giant coelophysoid (Ceratosauria) theropod from the Upper Triassic of New Mexico, USA. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 205(2):189-208 DOI ↗