Young Megalosaurus bucklandi

TYPE SPECIES: M. bucklandi, Ritgen, 1826
OTHER SPECIES: no [valid names] known
SYNONYMS: none
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CLASSIFICATION:
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Carnosauria


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LENGTH: 9-10 meters (29-32 feet)

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TIME PERIOD: Aalenian to Bathonian (Middle Jurassic)

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LOCATION: England

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ABOUT: The first non-neornithean dinosaur to be described and named. The name Megalosaurus is a real taxonomic mess, with TONS of misassigned species.

Drawn by Brian Roesch.