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Megalosauripus

Reptilia - Eubrontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Megalosauripus Lessertisseur
1958Bueckeburgichnus Kuhn p. 28
1963Bueckeburgichnus Kuhn p. 107
1971Bueckeburgichnus Haubold p. 79
1974Bueckeburgichnus Haubold p. 46
1974Megalosauropus Kaever and Lapparent p. 524
1976Bueckeburgichnus Antunes p. 20
1985Turkmenosaurus Amanniyazov pp. 26-27
1993Karkushosauropus Novikov and Dzhalilov
2000Bueckeburgichnus Lockley p. 218
2003Bueckeburgichnus Romero Molina et al. p. 25
2003Megalosauripus Romero Molina et al. p. 25
2011Megalosauropus Diedrich p. 143
2017Megalosauripus Razzolini et al. p. 9
2019Megalosauripus Tsukiji et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
familyEubrontidae
genusMegalosauripusLessertisseur 1955

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Megalosauripus Lessertisseur 1955
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Megalosauripus transjuranicus Razzolini et al. 2017
Megalosauripus uzbekistanicus Gabuniya and Kurbatov 1982
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Invalid names: Karkushosauropus karkushensis Novikov and Dzhalilov 1993 [synonym], Turkmenosaurus kugitangensis Amanniyazov 1985 [synonym]
Invalid names: Bueckeburgichnus Kuhn 1958 [synonym], Chodjapilesaurus Amanniyazov 1985 [synonym], Karkushosauropus Novikov and Dzhalilov 1993 [synonym], Megalosauropus Kaever and Lapparent 1974 [synonym], Turkmenosaurus Amanniyazov 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. G. Lockley 2000 (Bueckeburgichnus)Large tetradactyl theropod track with small hallux (digit I). Digit II wide and well-padded. Digit III parallel sided proximally but strongly tapering distally. Digit IV narrow with traces of discrete digital pads.
N. L. Razzolini et al. 2017large (length>40 cm to a maximum of 80 cm), elongate
(average length:width ratio 1:2), asymmetric tridactyl tracks; clear pad impressions that match the typical theropod phalangeal formula (2:3:4 corresponding to digits II, III and IV); sigmoidal impression of digit III; ungueal impression of digit I oriented posteriorly and medially; large impression of the metatarsal phalangeal pad of digits II and III and average divarication angle between digit II-III of 40 ̊,and between digits III-IV of 30 ̊. Trackway show irregular track morphology, with variable steps length and pace angulation; prominent inward rotation with respect to the trackway midline of the distal end of digit III.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 201.30000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie) M. sp. (84260)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Portugal (Santarém) Theropoda indet. (105176)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) M. sp. (221148 230135)
Early/Lower Bathonian - Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Morocco (Fès-Boulemane) M. sp. (58916)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (53512)
Early/Lower Callovian - Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2USA (Utah) M. sp. (55325)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian164.7 - 157.3USA (Oklahoma) Dinosauria indet. (52922)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian164.7 - 157.3USA (New Mexico) Theropoda indet. (38874)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3USA (Utah) M. sp. (94775)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Portugal (Setúbal) Theropoda indet. (55422)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1USA (Arizona) M. sp. (94771 94772)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) M. sp. (83231)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Turkmenistan (Lebap) Chodjapilesaurus krimholzi, Turkmenosaurus kugitangensis (59629)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Uzbekistan (Surxondaryo) M. sp. (223392)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal (Leiria) M. sp. (218991)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Uzbekistan (Kashkadarya) Megalosauropus uzbekistanicus (55420 59635)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Spain (Asturias) Archosauria indet. (182646) M. sp. (94145 94146)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) M. transjuranicus (88123 149745 219806 219807 219819) M. transjuranicus, Theropoda indet. (149742) Theropoda indet. (219803 219805 219818)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Valanginian155.7 - 132.9China (Hebei) M. sp. (182651)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) M. transjuranicus (219831 219832)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Spain (Castilla y León) Megalosaurus sp. (61410)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Bueckeburgichnus maximus (136774) Megalosauropus sp. (118324)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (214458)
Berriasian - Hauterivian145.0 - 129.4Brazil (Paraíba) Bueckeburgichnus sp. (187915 187920)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Canada (British Columbia) Theropoda indet. (214464)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Spain (Zaragoza) Theropoda indet. (61356)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Portugal (Lisboa) M. sp. (225890)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45China (Shaanxi) Theropoda indet. (60463)
Hauterivian - Aptian132.9 - 113.0Spain (La Rioja) Carnosauria indet. (223641)
Early/Lower Barremian - Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) M. sp. (224914)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Spain (La Rioja) Theropoda indet. (169475)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian130.0 - 113.0Spain (La Rioja) Carnosauria indet. (59092) M. sp. (222140) Theropoda indet. (170637)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Spain (La Rioja) Theropoda indet. (132332)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (La Rioja) Carnosauria indet. (201991)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) M. sp. (227050)