Magnosaurus Magnosaurus
"large lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Magnosaurus 4 m (13.1 ft) long
3 people holding hands
- Length
- 4 m (13.1 ft)
- Period
- Middle Jurassic (170–168 Mya)
- Place
- United Kingdom
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Megalosauridae
Magnosaurus (meaning ‘large lizard’) was a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England. It is based on fragmentary remains and has often been confused with or included in Megalosaurus.
What we know
- Named by Huene, 1932.
- Body length estimated at about 4 m.
- Fossils found in United Kingdom.