Named By: | Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer in 1832 |
Time Period: | Middle Jurassic, 161 Ma |
Location: | France, Lower Normandy |
Size: | Uncertain, but roughly estimated to be up to 7 meters long |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Vertebrae and partial limbs and partial left pubis |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | |
Also known as: | | Laelaps gallicus | Megalosaurus cuvieri | |
Streptospondylus (meaning "reversed vertebra") is a genus of tetanuran theropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic period of France, 161 million years ago. It was a medium-sized predator.