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GOJIRASAURUS
(go-jee-rah-sore-us)
meaning: "Gojira lizard"
Gojirasaurus
Named By: Kenneth Carpenter in 1997
Time Period: Late Triassic, 210 Ma
Location: USA, New Mexico - Bull Canyon Formation
Size: Around 5.5 meters long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains including a tibia and hip
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Coelophysoidea |
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Gojirasaurus (meaning "Godzilla Lizard") is a possibly dubious genus of dinosaur named after the giant monster movie character Gojira (the Japanese name for Godzilla).

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