Not to be confused with the theropod dinosaur Giganotosaurus.
For the TV series, see Gigantosaurus (TV series).
Gigantosaurus
Temporal range: Kimmeridgian
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Part of the syntype series of G. megalonyx (from left to right: CAMSM J.29477, CAMSM J.29478, CAMSM J.29479 and CAMSM J.29483)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Clade:
Dinosauria
Clade:
Saurischia
Clade:
†Sauropodomorpha
Clade:
†Sauropoda
Genus:
†Gigantosaurus Seeley, 1869
Species:
†G. megalonyx
Binomial name
†Gigantosaurus megalonyx
Seeley, 1869
Gigantosaurus (from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas) 'giant', and σαυρος (sauros) 'lizard') is a dubious genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation of England.[1] The type species, Gigantosaurus megalonyx, was named and described by Harry Govier Seeley in 1869.[2]
^Holtz, Thomas R. (1995-08-02). "Re: A nomenclatural problem". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-04-17.
^Seeley, H.G., (1869), Index to the Fossil Remains of Aves, Ornithosauria, and Reptilia from the Secondary System of Strata, arranged in the Woodwardian Museum of the University of Cambridge. III. Geological Magazine 7
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