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Magnosaurus
Magnosaurus nethercombensis (Huene 1923)
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) · 170.9–168.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Magnosaurus nethercombensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 170.9–168.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by (Huene 1923). The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Magnosaurus sits in deep time
Magnosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Magnosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.