Megalosaurus
Meg-ah-lo-sore-usName meaning: Giant Lizard
Time Period: Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) 165-168 Mya
Locations: England
Taxonomy: Theropoda-Megalosauridae
Subspecies: M.bucklandii
Characteristics ~ ~ ~ ~
Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur described to science, and ironically, it is not very well understood. 24ft long and 1,500 pounds
History & Fossils ~ ~ ~ ~
Scrotum Hummanum was a megalosaurus femur first described in 1676. Later in 1763 it would be redescribed and get its one species Scrotum Hummanum . I just thought that was funny because that meant there was once a dinosaur named “Scrotum” Megalosaurus being the oldest dinosaur it is one of the most wastebasket taxons to ever wastebasket taxon. The Claude dinosauria wasn't described till 1842
Media Deptictions ~ ~ ~ ~
Megalosaurus: The First Terrible Lizard