Magnosaurus Temporal range: Bajocian,
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Skeletal diagram of the holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Megalosauridae |
Subfamily: | †Afrovenatorinae |
Genus: | †Magnosaurus Huene, 1932 |
Type species | |
†Megalosaurus nethercombensis Huene, 1923
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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.