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Magnosaurus Magnosaurus nethercombensis (Huene 1923)
/mˌæɡnəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) · 170.9–168.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Formation
Middle Inferior Oolite
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
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 is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from England, United Kingdom. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Magnosaurus nethercombensis sits in deep time
Magnosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Magnosaurus nethercombensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.