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Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus bucklandii Mantell 1827
Late Jurassic (Aptian) · 170.9–119.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
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 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 10 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Megalosaurus sits in deep time
Megalosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Megalosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.