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Megalosauridae (disused)

Reptilia - Megalosauridae

Taxonomy
Megalosauridae was named by Nopcsa (1901). Its type is Megalosaurus.

It was assigned to Megalosauridae by Nopcsa (1901).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Megalosauridae Nopcsa p. 195

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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
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
superfamilyMegalosauroidea()
familyMegalosauridae()
subfamilyMegalosauridae
subfamilyMegalosauridae

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.

Subfm. †Megalosauridae Nopcsa 1901
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. F. Nopcsa 1901postorbitale hiányzik, az állkapocs elöl fogakkal. A mellsö csigolyák convexoconcavok, a hátulsók biconcavok, a sacrumot 4 (?)–5 csigolya alkotja. A pubes karcsú, néha interpubessel, távolabbi végei összenöve; ilium elül kiszélesedett. Astragalus processus ascendenssel, a kéz 4—5, a láb 3—4 ujjal. Néha costae abdominales. (Megalosauridae, Dryptosauridae, Ornithommidae Marsh). Elterjedésük: jura, kréta.

[postorbital missing, jaw with front teeth. The anterior vertebrae are convexoconcave, the posterior biconcave, the sacrum is composed of 4 (?)–5 vertebrae. The pubes are slender, sometimes interpubes, with the distal ends intertwined; ilium widened at the front. Astragalus with processus ascendens, hands with 4-5 digits, feet 3-4. Sometimes costae abdominales present. (Megalosauridae, Dryptosauridae, Ornithommidae Marsh). Distribution: Jurassic, Cretaceous.]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available