Very HardMegalosaurus
Megalosaurus bucklandii
MEG-ah-loh-SORE-us· “great lizard”
🕰️ Jurassic🥩 carnivore🦴 Megalosauridae
7 m
Length
3 m
Height
1 t
Weight
A powerful Jurassic hunter from England that holds a special place in history: it was the very first dinosaur ever given a scientific name.
When
Middle Jurassic, ~166 million years ago
Found in
United Kingdom
Discovered
William Buckland, 1824
Did you know?
- It was the first dinosaur ever scientifically named, back in 1824.
- It was one of the fossils that inspired the invention of the word 'dinosaur'.
- Early scientists wrongly pictured it as a giant four-legged lizard.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.