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Megalosauroidea
Taxonomy
Megalosauroidea was named by Nopcsa (1928).
It was reranked as the superfamily Megalosauroidae by Hay (1930); it was reranked as the superfamily Megalosauroidea by Walker (1964), Kuhn (1966), Charig (1967), Osmólska and Roniewicz (1970), Haubold (1971), Haubold (1974), Holtz (1995), Carrano et al. (2012), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Sharma et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Saurischia by Nopcsa (1928); to Theropoda by Hay (1930), Kuhn (1966); to Carnosauria by Charig (1967); to Carnosauria by Walker (1964), Osmólska and Roniewicz (1970), Haubold (1971), Haubold (1974); to Orionides by Carrano et al. (2012); and to Tetanurae by Holtz (1995), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Sharma et al. (2023).
It was reranked as the superfamily Megalosauroidae by Hay (1930); it was reranked as the superfamily Megalosauroidea by Walker (1964), Kuhn (1966), Charig (1967), Osmólska and Roniewicz (1970), Haubold (1971), Haubold (1974), Holtz (1995), Carrano et al. (2012), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Sharma et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Saurischia by Nopcsa (1928); to Theropoda by Hay (1930), Kuhn (1966); to Carnosauria by Charig (1967); to Carnosauria by Walker (1964), Osmólska and Roniewicz (1970), Haubold (1971), Haubold (1974); to Orionides by Carrano et al. (2012); and to Tetanurae by Holtz (1995), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Sharma et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1928 | Megalosauroidea Nopcsa p. 183 |
| 1930 | Megalosauroidae Hay p. 169 |
| 1964 | Megalosauroidea Walker p. 128 |
| 1966 | Megalosauroidea Kuhn p. 96 |
| 1967 | Megalosauroidea Charig p. 714 |
| 1970 | Megalosauroidea Osmólska and Roniewicz p. 7 |
| 1971 | Megalosauroidea Haubold p. 77 |
| 1974 | Megalosauroidea Haubold p. 46 |
| 1995 | Megalosauroidea Holtz, Jr. p. 35A |
| 2012 | Megalosauroidea Carrano et al. p. 251 |
| 2014 | Megalosauroidea Hendrickx and Mateus p. 12 |
| 2023 | Megalosauroidea Sharma et al. p. 656 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superfm. †Megalosauroidea Nopcsa 1928
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Fm. †Megalosauridae Fitzinger 1843
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Subfm. †Afrovenatorinae Carrano et al. 2012
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Subfm. †Eustreptospondylinae Paul 1988
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Subg. †Megalosaurus (Poekilopleuron) Eudes-Deslongchamps 1837
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†Poecilopleuron minor Owen 1878
†Poekilopleuron bucklandii Eudes-Deslongchamps 1837
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Invalid names: Megalosaurus poikilopleuron Huene 1923 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Megalosaurinae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Megalosaurus Parkinson 1822
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Subg. †Megalosaurus (Deinodon) Leidy 1857
†Megalosaurus bucklandii Mantell 1827
†Megalosaurus dapukaensis Zhao 1985
†Megalosaurus tibetensis Zhao 1985
Invalid names: Megalosaurus conybearei Ritgen 1826 [nomen nudum], Megalosaurus dunkeri Dames 1884 [nomen dubium]
G. †Torvosaurus Galton and Jensen 1979
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†Torvosaurus gurneyi Hendrickx and Mateus 2014
†Torvosaurus tanneri Galton and Jensen 1979
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Invalid names: Edmarka rex Bakker et al. 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Edmarka Bakker et al. 1992 [synonym], Megalosaurus ingens Janensch 1920 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Bahariasauridae Huene 1948 [synonym], Erectopodidae Huene 1932 [synonym], Megalosauridae Nopcsa 1901 [empty], Torvosauridae Jensen 1985 [synonym]
Fm. †Piatnitzkysauridae Carrano et al. 2012
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Fm. †Spinosauridae Stromer 1915
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Subfm. †Baryonychinae Charig and Milner 1986
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Unr. †Ceratosuchopsini Barker et al. 2021
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Invalid names: Cristatusaurus Taquet and Russell 1998 [nomen dubium], Suchosaurus Owen 1842 [nomen dubium]
G. †Iberospinus Mateus and Estraviz-López 2022
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†Iberospinus natarioi Mateus and Estraviz-López 2022
Subfm. †Spinosaurinae Sereno et al. 1998
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G. †Camarillasaurus Sánchez-Hernández and Benton 2014
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†Camarillasaurus cirugedae Sánchez-Hernández and Benton 2014
G. †Sigilmassasaurus Russell 1996
G. †Spinosaurus Stromer 1915
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†Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Stromer 1915
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Invalid names: Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis Russell 1996 [synonym], Spinosaurus marrocanus Russell 1996 [synonym]
Invalid names: Spinosaurini Arden et al. 2019 [empty]
Invalid names: Irritatoridae Martill et al. 1996 [synonym], Siamosaurus Buffetaut and Ingavat 1986 [nomen dubium], Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis Hou et al. 1975 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
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| B. F. Nopcsa 1928 | bipedal; bones not pneumatic; eeth with trenchant and serrated edges; manus undergoing reduction; pes with well-developed hallux which functions as a grasping organ. |
Measurements
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| References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995 | |||||
Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 205.70000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (277 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rhaetian | France (Franche-Comte) | Megalosaurus sp. (90877) | |
| Early/Lower Jurassic | China (Xizang) | Megalosaurus tibetensis (165590) | |
| Middle Toarcian | Argentina (Chubut) | Piatnitzkysaurus floresi (28534) | |
| Late/Upper Toarcian - Early/Lower Bajocian | Argentina (Chubut) | Condorraptor currumili (46550 75891) | |
| Middle Jurassic | China (Xizang Zizhiqu) | Megalosaurus dapukaensis (53673) | |
| Early/Lower Bajocian | United Kingdom (England) | Megalosaurus nethercombensis (52530) | |
| Bajocian | United Kingdom (England) | Megalosaurus bucklandi (52539) Megalosaurus sp. (52541 52572 52573) | |
| Bajocian | China (Sichuan) | Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis (28232) | |
| Bajocian - Bathonian | Niger (Agadez) | Afrovenator sp., Spinosauridae indet. (104815) | |
| Late/Upper Bajocian | United Kingdom (England) | Megalosaurus bucklandi (52319) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) | Spinosauridae indet. (90078 141307 163919 163920 163921 163922 163923) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (58519 60002) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis (25325 123828) Spinosaurus sp. (96223 115155 144705 155212 163916 163917 163918) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Egypt (Al Jizah) | Spinosaurus B (51751) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Niger (Zinder) | Spinosaurus sp. (228906) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Egypt (Matruh) | Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (25127 49330) Spinosaurus sp. B (51748) | |
| Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Spinosauridae indet. (61237) | |
| Early/Lower Coniacian | Belgium (Hainaut) | Megalosaurus sp. (188778) | |
| Santonian | Antarctica | Tetanurae indet. (47823) | |
| Middle Campanian | Egypt (Al Wadi al Jadid) | Spinosaurus sp. (54083 97761) | |
| Maastrichtian | India (Andhra Pradesh) | Megalosaurus sp. (58100) | |
| Maastrichtian | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | Megalosauridae indet. (199756) | |