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Gorosaurus is a major antagonist in the 1967 Japanese kaiju film King Kong Escapes.

Descended from Allosaurus, Gorosaurus was an enormous dinosaur on Mondo Island who fought King Kong after the former tried to eat Lieutenant Susan Watson.

Appearance

Gorosaurus is large theropod dinosaur with grayish-green scales, a large head and thin lower jaw, and very long hind legs.

Powers and Abilities

Gorosaurus possesses the following powers and abilities:

  • Sharp teeth
  • Scaly hide
  • Enormous size
  • Burrowing
  • Kangaroo kick

Fate

King Kong kills Gorosaurus by breaking his jaw.

Trivia

  • In Destroy All Monsters, Gorosaurus is nearly the same height as the 150-foot Godzilla, despite being referred to as being about 110 feet.

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