Gyposaurus
Gyposaurus (meaning "vulture lizard", referring to the outdated hypothesis that prosauropods were carnivores) is a genus of prosauropod from the early Jurassic of South Africa and China. It is usually considered to represent juveniles of other prosauropods, but "G." sinensis is regarded as a possibly valid species.[1]
| Gyposaurus Temporal range: Early Jurassic,
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| G. sinensis fossil on display at the Geological Museum of China | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Gyposaurus |
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| †Gyposaurus capensis (Broom, 1911)
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Gyposaurus Media
Restoration outline of "Gyposaurus" sinensis
Syntype maxilla of "G." sinensis, Paleozoological Museum of China
References
- ↑ Galton, P.M., and Upchurch, P. (2004). Prosauropoda. In: D. B. Weishampel, P. Dodson, & H. Osmólska (eds.), The Dinosauria (second edition). University of California Press:Berkeley, 232-258. ISBN 0-520-24209-2