Gasosaurus constructus Dong and Tang 1985 (tetanuran theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: Z. Dong and Z. Tang. 1985. A new Mid-Jurassic theropod (Gasosaurus constructus gen. et sp. nov.) from Dashanpu, Zigong, Sichuan Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 23(1):77-83

Belongs to Gasosaurus according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012

See also Currie and Zhao 1994, Dong 1992, Dong 1997, Dong and Tang 1985, Gao 1993, Gómez-Fernández et al. 2007, Holtz et al. 2004, Li et al. 2011, Molnar et al. 1990, Paul 1988 and Wings et al. 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V.7265, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower], which is in a Bajocian/Oxfordian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower]

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