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Dinosaur: "Megalosaurus" insignis
Jurassic: 154.8–149.2 Ma

Length*: | 10 m | 32.8 ft |
Weight*: | 2.5 t | 5,512 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Early Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Eudes-Delongchamps & Lennier
Year: 1870
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Normandy
Formation: Unnamed
Sources
Material: Partial tooth.
References: Rubén Molina-Pérez & Asier Larramendi (2019) Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes.
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