Genus
Valid Extinct

Genusaurus

Accarie et al. 1995
Etymology Du Latin ''genu'' (un diminutif de ''geniculum''), signifiant genou, et du Grec ''sauros'', lézard. Le nom de ce dinosaure se réfère à la crête cnémiale (qui participe au genou de l’animal) très développée du tibia de ce dinosaure.

Genusaurus is a genus of abelisaurid theropod from the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils were found in France. Genusaurus is believed to have lived during the Albian stage, around 112-100 million years ago.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Genusaurus
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Fig. 2. Right tibia of Quilmesaurus curriei compared to other tibiae of Abelisauridae. A-B: Quilmesaurus curriei in lateral and anterior view; C: Aucasaurus garridoi, D: Genusaurus sisterornis, E and H: Ekrixinatosaurus novasi, F: Indosuchus raptorius (Courtesy of Dr. F. E. Novas), G: Rajasaurus narmadensis; I: Pycnonemosaurus nevesi Abbreviations: faap: facet for the ascending process of the astragalus; cc: cnemial crest; lm: lateral malleolus; lma: lateral margin of the malleolus; lpcc: lateral process of the cnemial crest; mm: medial malleolus; mma: medial margin of the malleolus; vmcc: ventral margin of the cnemial crest; vpcc: ventral process of the cnemial crest. © Rubén Juárez Valieri, Lucas Fiorelli, Laura Cruz · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Averostra Unranked clade
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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Abelisauridae Family
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Carnotaurinae Subfamily
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Majungasaurini Tribe
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Genusaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
3,6 m ⓘ
Genusaurus sisteronis 
Mass
60 kg ⓘ
Genusaurus sisteronis 
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇫🇷 France
1
Geological formations
Marnes bleues
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Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Genusaurus sisteronis 110 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
H. Accarie, B. Beaudoin, and J. Dejax, G. Friès, J.-G. Michard, P. Taquet. 1995. Découverte d'un Dinosaure théropode nouveau (Genusaurus sisteronis n. g., n. sp.) dans l'Albien marin de Sisteron (Alpes de Haute-Provence, France) et extension au Crétacé inférieur de la lignée cératosaurienne [Discovery of a new theropod dinosaur (Genusaurus sisteronis n. g., n. sp.) in the marine Albian of Sisteron (Alpes de Haute-Provence, France) and extension of the ceratosaur lineage into the Lower Cretaceous]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, série IIa 320:327-344
Bibliography (1)
H. Accarie, B. Beaudoin, and J. Dejax, G. Friès, J.-G. Michard, P. Taquet. 1995. Découverte d'un Dinosaure théropode nouveau (Genusaurus sisteronis n. g., n. sp.) dans l'Albien marin de Sisteron (Alpes de Haute-Provence, France) et extension au Crétacé inférieur de la lignée cératosaurienne [Discovery of a new theropod dinosaur (Genusaurus sisteronis n. g., n. sp.) in the marine Albian of Sisteron (Alpes de Haute-Provence, France) and extension of the ceratosaur lineage into the Lower Cretaceous]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, série IIa 320:327-344