Megalosaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Europe, Asia, Africa and India. Its fossils have been found in places such as England (United Kingdom), England (United Kingdom) and England (United Kingdom).

Quick facts about Megalosaurus:

  • Existed from 208.5 million years ago to Santonian Age
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a carnivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 59 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Megalosaurus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Megalosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • A. F. d. Lapparent. 1967. Les dinosaures de France [The dinosaurs of France]. Sciences 51:4-19
  • A. Sahni, R. S. Rana, and G. V. R. Prasad. 1984. SEM studies of thin egg shell fragments from the intertrappeans (Cretaceous-Tertiary transition) of Nagpur and Asifabad, Peninsular India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 29:26-33
  • Anonymous. 1977. Dinosaurs found in Tibet. New Scientist 73(1038):329