Megalosaurus Megalosaurus dapukaensis Zhao 1985
/mˌɛɡələsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 174.7–161.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Xizang Zizhiqu
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Megalosaurus dapukaensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 174.7–161.5 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Xizang Zizhiqu, China. It was named by Zhao 1985. 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 Megalosaurus dapukaensis sits in deep time
Megalosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Megalosaurus dapukaensis'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.