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Megalosaurinae

Reptilia - Megalosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Megalosaurinae Nopcsa p. 183
1988Megalosaurinae Paul p. 280
2004Megalosaurinae Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 72
2012Megalosaurinae Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7
2016Megalosaurinae Rauhut et al. p. 38
2018Megalosaurinae Rauhut et al. p. 18

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
superfamilyMegalosauroidea()
familyMegalosauridae()
subfamilyMegalosaurinae
subfamilyMegalosaurinae

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. †Megalosaurinae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Duriavenator Benson 2008 [Dorset hunter]
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Duriavenator hesperis Waldman 1974
G. †Megalosaurus Parkinson 1822
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Subg. †Megalosaurus (Deinodon) Leidy 1857
Megalosaurus bucklandii Mantell 1827
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]
G. †Wiehenvenator Rauhut et al. 2016
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Wiehenvenator albati Rauhut et al. 2016
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. F. Nopcsa 1928skull metakinetic; manus well developed
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
Maximum body mass: 3000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1000 kgg
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: g = genus, o = order
References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 208.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Franche-Comte) Megalosaurus sp. (90877)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1China (Xizang) Megalosaurus tibetensis (165590)
Middle Jurassic174.1 - 163.5China (Xizang Zizhiqu) Megalosaurus dapukaensis (53673)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus bucklandi (52319)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Bathonian171.6 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Loxodonta africana (59715)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus bucklandi (52539) Megalosaurus sp. (52541 52572 52573)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (57121 59362)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus bucklandi (52546) Megalosaurus sp. (31054)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus bucklandi (52550) Megalosaurus sp. (52551 53520 74835) Theropoda indet. (39075)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (57140 59357) Megalosaurus sp., Megalosaurus bucklandii (57120) Scrotum humanum (59716)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5France (Franche-Comté) Megalosaurus sp. (67993)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Basse-Normandie) Megalosaurus sp. a (52633) Megalosaurus sp., Megalosaurus gracilis (141177)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (59127)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Theropoda indet., Theropoda indet. (183141)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Franche-Comté) Megalosaurus sp. (142143)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Charentes) Megalosaurus sp. (90080)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0China (Shanxi) Allosaurus sp. (55297)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Torvosaurus sp. (62561)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus bucklandi (91991)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (91992)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Torvosaurus sp. (149725)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8USA (Wyoming) Torvosaurus sp. (126540)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Zachodniopomorskie) Megalosaurus sp. (163141)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1USA (Colorado) Torvosaurus tanneri (48171)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (75743)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Edmarka rex (49627 49628) Torvosaurus tanneri (39370 57894)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Uruguay (Tacuarembó) Theropoda indet. (83735 213192) Torvosaurus sp. (83729)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Megalosaurus sp. (182492)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Megalosauridae indet. (38656)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Centro) Torvosaurus gurneyi (49304) Torvosaurus tanneri (68904)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Torvosaurus sp. (51859)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Estremadura) Theropoda indet. (154743) Torvosaurus sp. (49265)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Lisboa) Torvosaurus sp. (68905 154726)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Lourinha) Torvosaurus tanneri (154212)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Megalosaurus ingens (213406)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Lisboa) Torvosaurus sp., Carnosauria indet. (49230)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Theropoda indet. (45975)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Megalosaurus ingens (47154 47156) Megalosaurus sp. (49820)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (Utah) Torvosaurus sp. (21852)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Pas-de-Calais) Megalosaurus insignis (53966)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (80516 224727)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Megalosaurus dunkeri (48925)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus bucklandi (52571) Megalosaurus sp. (187192)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Aptian145.0 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (190893)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Aptian145.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (222390)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (52649 91990)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (222518)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (La Rioja) Megalosaurus sp. (173556 173557 173558)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus bucklandi (36581)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (La Rioja) Megalosaurus sp. (59099 227100 227101 227102)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France (Lorraine) Megalosaurus sp. (140021 140022)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3France (Marne) Megalosaurus sp. (139920)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Belgium (Hainaut) Megalosaurus sp. (188778)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Megalosaurus sp. (58100)