Reptilia - Theropoda - Megalosauridae
Synonym: Edmarka Bakker et al. 1992
Full reference: P. M. Galton and J. A. Jensen. 1979. A new large theropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Colorado. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 26(1):1-12
Parent taxon: Megalosaurinae according to O. W. M. Rauhut et al. 2016
See also Bakker et al. 1992, Benson and Barrett 2009, Brougham et al. 2019, Carrano et al. 2012, Carrano et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Chure et al. 2006, Cobos et al. 2014, Currie and Zhao 1994, Foster and Chure 2000, Galton and Jensen 1979, Hanson and Makovicky 2013, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Holtz 1994, Holtz 1995, Holtz 1996, Holtz 2000, Holtz et al. 2004, Kurzanov 1989, Mateus et al. 2006, McIntosh 1981, Miller et al. 1991, Molnar et al. 1996, Molnar et al. 1990, Novas 1992, Rauhut 2003, Rauhut et al. 2018, Russell 1984, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno et al. 1998, Sereno et al. 1994 and Yates 2005
Sister taxa: Duriavenator, Megalosaurus, Wiehenvenator
Subtaxa: Megalosaurus ingens Torvosaurus gurneyi Torvosaurus tanneri
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (1 collection), Germany (3), Portugal (8), Tanzania (3), United States (9: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming), Uruguay (3)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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