Joanusaurus: Difference between revisions

*{{extinct}}'''''J. angleii''''' <br/><small> [[Jour & Leon]], 1931</small>

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'''''Joanusaurus''''' is a genus of large [[joanusaurid]] theropod dinosaur that lived 150 to 130 million years ago during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous epoch in modern day [[Levantia]] and [[Sarpedon]] on a supercontinent known as [[Sarpolevantia]]. The name "Joanusaurus" means "[[Joanus de Martigueux|Joanus]]' lizard", named in honour of the founder of [[Yonderre]]. The first fossil remains that could definitively be ascribed to this genus were described in 1878 by [[Yonderian people|Yonderian]] paleontologist [[Thibault d'Avignon]]. As one of the first well-known theropod dinosaurs, it has long attracted attention outside of paleontological circles. ''Joanusaurus'' was a large bipedal predator. Its skull was light, robust and equipped with dozens of sharp, serrated teeth. It averaged 10 meters (33 ft) in length, though fragmentary remains suggest it could have reached over 12 m (39 ft). Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs, its three-fingered forelimbs were small, and the body was balanced by a long and heavily muscled tail. It is classified as a [[joanusaurid]], a type of carnosaurian theropod dinosaur. The bulk of ''Joanusaurus'' remains have come from Central Levantia's [[Greater Levantine Formation]], with material also known from northern [[Caphiria]]. ''Joanusaurus'' has been the [[List of national symbols#Other national symbols|National Dinosaur of Yonderre]] since 1932.