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Geranosaurus

Geranosaurus is a genus of heterodontosaurid ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic, between 191.1 and 187.5 million years ago. It is known from a single species, G. atavus, that was named in 1911 by Robert Broom for partial jaws found during road-cutting in South Africa. The genus name is likely derived from the word for "crane" in…

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Geranosaurus

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related to Classification · 41
Geranosaurus → Abrictosaurus, Additional, Alfred Sherwood Romer, All, Argentina, China, Echinodon, England, Fabrosauridae, Fabrosaurus, Fruitadens, Galton, Gondwana, Heterodontosauridae, Heterodontosaurids, Heterodontosaurinae, Heterodontosaurus, Hypsilophodontidae, In, It
related to Ecology · 41
Geranosaurus → Abrictosaurus, Both, Cave Sandstone, Clarens, Clarens Formation, Clevosaurus, Continuous, Contrasting, Crocodylomorphs, Daedalichthys, Diarthrognathus, Early Jurassic, Elliot Formation, Endemichthys, Erythrotherium, Fishes, Fossil, Fossils, Fragments, Heterodontosaurus
related to history · 26
Geranosaurus → Ancient Greek, Barkly Pass, Broom, Cave Sandstone, Clarens Formation, During, Early Jurassic, Eastern Cape, Elliot Formation, George Mandy, Latin, No, Pliensbachian, Predentata, Robert Broom, SAM-PK-1857, SAM-PK-1871, South Africa, South African, South African Museum
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Geranosaurus → Abrictosaurus, Clarens Formation, Heterodontosaurus, It, Lycorhinus, Only, Teeth, The
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Geranosaurus → genus of heterodontosaurid ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic

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known heterodontosaurus ornithischian formation early clarens though heterodontosaurids south heterodontosaurid lycorhinus also ornithischians named genus elliot suggested jurassic africa recognized

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Geranosaurusis agenus of heterodontosaurid ornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic0.90text
simple burrowsinstance offreshwater crustaceans and insects are known from both body fossils and trace fossils0.80text
gastropod trailsinstance offreshwater crustaceans and insects are known from both body fossils and trace fossils0.80text
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationPoposaurus0.60section
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationThe0.60section
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationHeterodontosaurus0.60section
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationLycorhinus0.60section
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationAll0.60section
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationTriassic0.60section
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationJurassic0.60section
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationSouth Africa0.60section
Geranosaurusrelated to ClassificationFabrosaurus0.60section

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