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MAGNOSAURUS
(mag-noe-sore-us)
meaning: "Large lizard"
Magnosaurus
Named By: Friedrich von Huene in 1932
Time Period: Middle Jurassic
Location: England, Dorset - Inferior Oolite
Size: Roughly estimated to be around 4 meters long, possibly slightly bigger
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains and lower jaw, possibly of a juvenile
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Theropoda | Megalosauridae |
Also known as: | Megalosaurus nethercombensis | Megalosaurus lydekkeri | Eustreptospondylus | Sarcosaurus |
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Magnosaurus (meaning 'large lizard') was a genus of basal tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England. It is based on fragmentary remains and has often been confused with or included in Megalosaurus.

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