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MARSHOSAURUS
(marsh-o-sore-us)
meaning: "Marsh's lizard"
Marshosaurus
Named By: James Madsen in 1976
Time Period: Late Jurassic, 155-152 Ma
Location: Utah, Colorado - Morrison Formation
Size: Estimated bertween 5 and 6 meters long, Skull 0.6 meters long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): At least three individuals with possible further remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Megalosauroidea |
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Marshosaurus is a genus of medium-sized carnivorous theropod dinosaur, belonging to the Megalosauroidea, from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of Utah and perhaps Colorado.

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