Megalosaurus Megalosaurus bucklandii Mantell 1827
/mˌɛɡələsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Jurassic (Aptian) · 170.9–119.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Formations
Sharp's Hill · Forest Marble · Cotswold Slate · Taynton Limestone
Dig sites
10
distinct collections
Overview
Megalosaurus bucklandii is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 170.9–119.6 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 Mantell 1827. The species is represented by 10 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~33%
well attested
Based on 10 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Megalosaurus bucklandii sits in deep time
Megalosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Megalosaurus bucklandii'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.