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Megalosaurus
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Megalosaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived in
Europe
(including
France
Portugal,
and southern England),
during the
middle Jurassic period,
between about 181 to 169 million years ago.
Part of Megalosaurus bone was discovered in a quarry in
England in
1676. Although it was correctly identified as the femur from a large animal,
but it was wrongly thought to be the thigh bone of a giant human! Further
discoveries were made in the 19th century, starting from 1815
and acquired by William Buckland.
In 1818, French anatomist, Georges Cuvier, visited, and realized the bones were from
a giant lizard-like creature, and thus in 1824,
Buckland
reported and named the animal in a report entitled
"Notice on the Megalosaurus or Great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield".
Megalosaurus was in fact the first dinosaur named - in fact it had its name,
even before the word dinosaur existed - the term "dinosauria" was only coined by
Sir Richard Owen in 1842.
Early reconstructions of Megalosaurus (such as the one found at
Dinosaur Court)
tend depict the animal as a heavily-built quadruped (to add to the confusion, some early literature refers to
all dinosaurs found in Europe
as Megalosaurus). We now know however that Megalosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with relatively short
fore limbs.
In addition to fossils of Megalosaurus bones,
scientists have also discovered fossils of trackways (footprints) made by the animal. A replica
of one such trackway can be found on the lawn outside the
Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Megalosaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived from 181 to 169 million years ago
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Megalosaurus Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Megalosaurus:
- Megalosaurus was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Megalosaurus" means "big lizard". It was the first dinosaur named, its name being chosen by William Buckland in 1824.
- Megalosaurus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Megalosaurus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Megalosaurus was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Megalosaurus was not itself an ancestor of birds).
- Megalosaurus lived between about 181 million years ago and 169 million years ago, during the Jurassic period.
- Megalosaurus lived in Europe (including England, France, and Portugal).
- Megalosaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater).
- Megalosaurus was about 30 feet (9 meters) long.
- Megalosaurus weighed about 1 ton.
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Megalosaurus Books
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By Sally Ann Lee
Capstone Press
Released: April 1st, 2015
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Megalosaurus (Little Paleontologist)- Manufacturer: Capstone Press
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- ISBNs: 9781491423813, 1491423811
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- Format: Illustrated
- Edition: Illustrated
- Number of Pages: 32
- Author: Sally Ann Lee
- Publication Date: April 1st, 2015
- Release Date: April 1st, 2015
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By Nicky Dee
Dragonfly Group
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What's So Special About Megalosaurus?- Manufacturer: Dragonfly Group
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- ISBN: 0993529364
- EAN: 9780993529368
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- Number of Pages: 32
- Author: Nicky Dee
- Publication Date: February 1st, 2018
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By Laura Alden
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By Susan Heinrichs Gray
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- ISBN: 159296236X
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- Number of Pages: 32
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By Janet Riehecky
Brand: Pebble Plus
Released: January 1st, 2009
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- Number of Pages: 24
- Author: Janet Riehecky
- Publication Date: January 1st, 2009
- Release Date: January 1st, 2009
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Megalosaurus Toys
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- PartNumber: 782913273077
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- Color: 48 Connor the Torvosaurus
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Jurassic World Mega Destroyers Stegosaurus Camp Cretaceous Dinosaur Figure with Movable Joints, Realistic Sculpting & Advanced Attack Feature, Breakout Feature Herbivore, Kids 4 Years & Up- Manufacturer: Mattel
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- Model: GWD62
- UPC: 887961938593
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