Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Abelisauridae
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Genusaurus Genusaurus sisteronis Accarie et al. 1995

/ˌdʒɛnjʊˈsɔːrəs/
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · 110.1–106.3 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
France
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Formation
Marnes bleues
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in France. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Genusaurus sisteronis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 110.1–106.3 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, France. It was named by Accarie et al. 1995. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Genusaurus sisteronis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Genusaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Genusaurus sisteronis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
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coexisted–with
Atlascopcosaurus
Atlascopcosaurus loadsi
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coexisted–with
Ouranosaurus
Ouranosaurus nigeriensis
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coexisted–with
Polacanthus
Polacanthus foxii
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coexisted–with
Leaellynasaura
Leaellynasaura amicagraphica
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same–clade
Australovenator
Australovenator wintonensis
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same–clade
Microvenator
Microvenator celer
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same–clade
Deinonychus
Deinonychus antirrhopus
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