Megalosaurus bucklandii
species · Mantell 1827 · accepted · extinct
10 fossil sites · 8 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
170.9–119.57 million years ago
Found where
1 country
8 rock formations
Fossil record
10 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 51 million years, from 170.9 to 119.57 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 119.57 million years old — that is roughly 399 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Megalosaurus bucklandii was named in 1827 (Mantell 1827) — 199 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 8 named rock formations.
- 7 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).