(Gojira or Godzilla reptile)
Coelophysoidea .
ERA: Late Triassic ( Norian 220.7 – 209.6 Ma ).
SIZE: Length 5.5m (17 ft). Weight ? 150 – 200 Kg (330 – 440 lb), both for semi-adult.
LOCATION: North America.
FOSSILS: Tooth, cervical and dorsal ( anterior and posterior ) ribs, mid- dorsal centra and neural arch , chevron , gastralia , scapula , pubis , tibia , metatarsal .
COMMENTS: Named after the Japanese movie monster, the type specimen is probably a semi-adult.
SPECIES LIST:
G. quayi Carpenter, 1997 (type).
REFERENCES for GOJIRASAURUS
A giant coelophysoid (Ceratosauria) theropod from the Upper Triassic of New Mexico, USA.
Carpenter, K.
NEUES JAHRBUCH FUER GEOLOGIE UND PALAEONTOLOGIE ABHANDLUNGEN 205 (2); 189 – 208 (1997).