Megalosaurus
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Megalosaurus is an extinct genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that lived during the Middle Jurassic in what is now southern England. Although fossils from other areas have been assigned to
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Plot's illustration of the lower extremity of the femur dubbed "Scrotum humanum"
Lithography from William Buckland's "Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield", 1824. Caption reads "anterior extremity of the right lower jaw of the Megalosaurus from Stonesfield near Oxford".
Referred tail vertebra, NHMUK PV R9672. The top of its neural spine has broken off, which would have been about twice as long
Dinosaur
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Dinosaurs are a diverse group of warmblooded reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They existed through most of the Mesozoic era, first appearing early in the Triassic period. They became the dominant ter
Megalosaurus
…from Greek μέγας, megas, meaning 'big', 'tall' or 'great' and σαῦρος, sauros, meaning 'lizard') is an extinct genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that lived during the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian age, ~166 million years ago) in what is now southern England. Although fossils from other areas have…
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