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Gigantosaurus

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Not to be confused with Giganotosaurus.

Gigantosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Superorder:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Suborder:
Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder:
Sauropoda
Genus:
Gigantosaurus

Seeley, 1869
Species
  • G. megalonyx Seeley, 1869 (type)
Gigantosaurus compared to a locomotive
Historical reconstruction of Gigantosaurus by Heinrich Harder

Gigantosaurus (meaning "giant lizard") is a poorly known (nomen dubium) sauropod dinosaur genus from England [1]. The type species, Gigantosaurus megalonyx, was described by Harry Seeley in 1862.

The name "Gigantosaurus" later factored into the convoluted taxonomic history of the African dinosaur(s) Barosaurus, Tornieria, and Janenschia. A discussion of this can be found in the main Tornieria article.


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