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Dinosaur: "Megalosaurus" pombali
| Length*: | 10.7 m | 35.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 3 t | 6,614 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic
Stage: Callovian-Oxfordian, Kimmeridgian
Years: 166.1–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium
Author: Lapparent & Zbyszewski
Year: 1957
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisbon
Formation: Unnamed, Lourinhã, Alcobaça
Sources
Material: Tooth, referred teeth, dorsal and caudal vertebrae.
References: Carrano, M.T.; Benson, R.B.J.; & Sampson, S.D. (2012). "The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda)".
Mortimer - Theropod database (online).
