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Megalosaurinae
Taxonomy
Megalosaurinae was named by Nopcsa (1928). Its type is Megalosaurus.
It was assigned to Megalosauridae by Nopcsa (1928), Paul (1988), Holtz et al. (2004), Carrano et al. (2012), Rauhut et al. (2016) and Rauhut et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Megalosauridae by Nopcsa (1928), Paul (1988), Holtz et al. (2004), Carrano et al. (2012), Rauhut et al. (2016) and Rauhut et al. (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1928 | Megalosaurinae Nopcsa p. 183 |
| 1988 | Megalosaurinae Paul p. 280 |
| 2004 | Megalosaurinae Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 72 |
| 2012 | Megalosaurinae Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7 |
| 2016 | Megalosaurinae Rauhut et al. p. 38 |
| 2018 | Megalosaurinae Rauhut et al. p. 18 |
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Subfm. †Megalosaurinae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Megalosaurus Parkinson 1822
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Subg. †Megalosaurus (Deinodon) Leidy 1857
†Megalosaurus bucklandii Mantell 1827
†Megalosaurus dapukaensis Zhao 1985
†Megalosaurus tibetensis Zhao 1985
Invalid names: Megalosaurus conybearei Ritgen 1826 [nomen nudum], Megalosaurus dunkeri Dames 1884 [nomen dubium]
G. †Torvosaurus Galton and Jensen 1979
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†Torvosaurus gurneyi Hendrickx and Mateus 2014
†Torvosaurus tanneri Galton and Jensen 1979
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Invalid names: Edmarka rex Bakker et al. 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Edmarka Bakker et al. 1992 [synonym], Megalosaurus ingens Janensch 1920 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| B. F. Nopcsa 1928 | skull metakinetic; manus well developed |