Megalosauropus
genus · Colbert and Merrilees 1967 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 15 fossil sites · 6 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
154.8–100.5 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
15 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 54 million years, from 154.8 to 100.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 100.5 million years old — that is roughly 335 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Megalosauropus was named in 1967 (Colbert and Merrilees 1967) — 59 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).