Megalosaurus
genus · Parkinson 1822 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 60 fossil sites · 21 formations · 9 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Paleogene
205.7–66 million years ago
Found where
9 countries
21 rock formations
Fossil record
60 sites
7 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 140 million years, from 205.7 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Megalosaurus was named in 1822 (Parkinson 1822) — 204 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 9 countries and 21 named rock formations.
- 7 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).