Megalosauroidea
superfamily of reptiles (fossil) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Megalosauroidea is a group of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. They lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous period. Members of the group include Spinosaurus, Megalosaurus, and Torvosaurus.
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Megalosauroids | |
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Torvosaurus skeletal mount, Museum of Ancient Life | |
Spinosaurus skeletal mount, National Geographic Museum | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Orionides |
Superfamily: | †Megalosauroidea Huxley, 1889 |
Type species | |
†Megalosaurus bucklandii Mantell, 1827 | |
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