DinosauriaEuropeEusaurischiaLate TriassicSaurischiaTheropoda
Megalosaurus obtusus
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Dinosaur: Megalosaurus obtusus
Triassic: 208.5–201.4 Ma

Length*: | 2.7 m | 8.9 ft |
Weight*: | 25 kg | 55 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Rhaetian
Years: 208.5–201.4 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Henry
Year: 1876
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: France
Region: Franche-Comte
Formation: Unnamed
Classification
Sources
Material: Teeth.
References: Carrano, M.T.; Benson, R.B.J.; & Sampson, S.D. (2012). "The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda)".
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