Dinosaurs: Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur of the
mid-Jurassic.
Megalosaurus belonged to a group of dinosaurs called
Tetanurans. Earlier Tetanurans included Eustreptospondylus and Afrovenator.
Afrovenator was also a close relative of the Allosaurids of North America.
Megalosaurus (Big Lizard)
Pronounced: MEG-a-low-SAW-rus
Name Means: "Big Lizard"
Length: 30 feet (9 m)
Height: 10 feet (3 m)
Weight: 1.5 (1,300 kg)
Diet: Carnivore (Meat)
Time: Middle Jurassic
Habitat: Coastal Woodland
Fossils Found: Africa, Europe
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