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What is Megalosauria?

Pronunciation: MEG-a-lo-SOR-ree-uh
Author: C.L. Bonaparte
Year: 1850
Meaning: Great lizards
Locomotion: Bipedal (2 legs)
Synonyms: Non known
[Carrano et al. 2012]Definition
Megalosaurus, Spinosaurus, their most recent common ancestor, and all its descendants.
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Etymology
Megalosauria is derived from the Greek "megas" (great, large) and "sauros" (lizard), and the Latin "-ia" (plural forming suffix).
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References
• Benson RBJ (2010) "A description of Megalosaurus bucklandii (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Bathonian of the UK and the relationships of Middle Jurassic theropods". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158(4): 882-935. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00569.x
• Carrano MT, Benson RBJ and Sampson SD (2012) "The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 10(2): 211-300
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