Reptilia - Theropoda - Megalosauridae
Alternative spelling: Megalosaurinidae
Synonyms: Bahariasauridae Huene 1948, Erectopodidae Huene 1932, Torvosauridae Jensen 1985
Full reference: L. Fitzinger. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Apud Braumüller and Seidel Bibliopolas, Vienna 1-106
Parent taxon: Megalosauroidea according to O. W. M. Rauhut et al. 2016
See also Holtz et al. 2004, Huene 1948, Jensen 1985, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Kurzanov 1989, Maleev 1968, Mateus et al. 2006, Rauhut 1995, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno 1999, Sereno et al. 1998, Sereno et al. 1996, Sereno et al. 1994, Steel 1970 and Stromer 1934
Sister taxa: Megalosauria, Piatnitzkysauridae, Sciurumimus, Spinosauridae
Subtaxa: Afrovenator Eustreptospondylus Torvosaurus
Type: Megalosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), Belgium (1), France (3), Germany (1), India (1), Madagascar (1), Spain (14), the United Kingdom (10)
• Jurassic of China (4), France (12), Germany (4), Niger (3), Poland (1), Portugal (11), Spain (2), Tanzania (4), the United Kingdom (26), United States (12: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming), Uruguay (3)
• Triassic of France (1)
Total: 115 collections including 118 occurrences