Streptospondylus Meyer 1832 (tetanuran theropod)

Reptilia - Megalosauria

Alternative spelling: Strepospondylus

Full reference: H. v. Meyer. 1832. Palaeologica zur Geschichte der Erde und ihrer Geschöpfe; Verlag von Siegmund Schmerber, Franfurt am Main 1-560

Parent taxon: Megalosauria according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012

See also Allain 2001, Brignon 2018, d'Orbigny 1849, Depéret and Savornin 1925, Depéret and Savornin 1928, Holtz et al. 2004, Huene 1909, Huene 1923, Kurzanov 1989, Mantell 1851, Meyer 1845, Nopcsa 1901, Nopcsa 1906, Nopcsa 1928, Owen 1842, Owen 1854, Owen 1859, Owen 1859, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Piveteau 1923, Quenstedt 1867, Stromer 1934, Swinton 1936, von Huene 1951, von Zittel 1911 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Streptospondylus altdorfensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vaches Noires, near Honfleur (Jurassic of France)

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