Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus bucklandii
ok. 6 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length
Body length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side
- Mass · szacunek
- No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Megalosaurus — size comparison
Megalosaurus inhabited Middle Jurassic landscapes in present-day England. It was a carnivore whose ecological role is reconstructed from scattered remains and a
Silhouette comparison
Length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates
Body lengthScale in m
0246
approx. 6 m
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Megalosaurus — size comparison — facts and sources
Megalosaurus inhabited Middle Jurassic landscapes in present-day England. It was a carnivore whose ecological role is reconstructed from scattered remains and associated animals. No complete skeleton is known, limiting confidence about movement and daily behaviour.
In 1824 it became the first formally named dinosaur, before the term Dinosauria itself was established. Interpretations changed repeatedly, and for a time many finds belonging to other theropods were assigned to it.