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Gasosaurus

Gasosaurus is a tetanuran dinosaur discovered in Dashanpu, China. The scientific name, meaning "Gas Lizard", honours the gasoline company that found the Dashanpu fossil quarry in Sichuan Province, now named as the Lower Shaximiao Formation. It had strong legs but short arms, and like most theropods, it was a carnivore. It measured between in length, with a weight of around , placing it in the midrange of theropods by size. However, some estimates put its weight as high as , as very little is known about this dinosaur. It lived during the mid- Jurassic period ( Bathonian and/ or Callovian stages), around 164 million years ago.