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Magnosaurus, the Glossary

Magnosaurus (meaning 'large lizard') was a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England.^[1]

43 relations: Afrovenator, Bajocian, Bipedalism, Carnivore, Dinosaur, Dorset, Dubreuillosaurus, Duriavenator, Early Jurassic, England, Eustreptospondylus, Femur, Friedrich von Huene, Genus, Holotype, Ilium (bone), Inferior Oolite, Juvenile (organism), Lapsus, Leshansaurus, Lias Group, Mandible, Megalosauridae, Megalosauroidea, Megalosaurus, Middle Jurassic, Morphology (biology), Piatnitzkysauridae, Piveteausaurus, Pubis (bone), Richard Lydekker, Sarcosaurus, Sherborne, Species, Spinosauridae, Streptospondylus, Tetanurae, Theropoda, Tibia, Tooth, Torvosaurus, Type species, Vertebra.
Bajocian genera
Fossil taxa described in 1932
Megalosaurids
Middle Jurassic dinosaurs of Europe

Afrovenator

Afrovenator ("African hunter") is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle or Late Jurassic Period on the Tiourarén Formation and maybe the Irhazer II Formation of the Niger Sahara region in northern Africa. Magnosaurus and Afrovenator are megalosaurids.

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Bajocian

In the geologic timescale, the Bajocian is an age and stage in the Middle Jurassic.

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Bipedalism

Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an animal moves by means of its two rear (or lower) limbs or legs.

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Carnivore

A carnivore, or meat-eater (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning meat or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements are met by the consumption of animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) whether through hunting or scavenging.

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Dinosaur

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Dubreuillosaurus

Dubreuillosaurus is a genus of carnivorous dinosaur from the middle Jurassic Period. Magnosaurus and Dubreuillosaurus are megalosaurids and middle Jurassic dinosaurs of Europe.

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Duriavenator

Duriavenator is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now England during the Middle Jurassic, about 168 million years ago. Magnosaurus and Duriavenator are Fossils of England, Jurassic England, megalosaurids and middle Jurassic dinosaurs of Europe.

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Early Jurassic

The Early Jurassic Epoch (in chronostratigraphy corresponding to the Lower Jurassic Series) is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic Period.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eustreptospondylus

Eustreptospondylus (meaning "true Streptospondylus" or "well curved vertebra") is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur, from the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic period (some time between 163 and 154 million years ago) in southern England, at a time when Europe was a series of scattered islands (due to tectonic movement at the time which raised the sea-bed and flooded the lowland). Magnosaurus and Eustreptospondylus are Fossils of England, Jurassic England and megalosaurids.

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Femur

The femur (femurs or femora), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh.

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Friedrich von Huene

Friedrich von Huene born Friedrich Richard Freiherr von Hoyningen-Huene (22 March 1875 – 4 April 1969) was a German nobleman paleontologist who described a large number of dinosaurs, more than anyone else in 20th century Europe.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Holotype

A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.

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Ilium (bone)

The ilium (ilia) is the uppermost and largest region of the coxal bone, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish.

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Inferior Oolite

The Inferior Oolite is a sequence of Jurassic age sedimentary rocks in Europe. Magnosaurus and Inferior Oolite are Jurassic England.

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Juvenile (organism)

A juvenile is an individual organism (especially an animal) that has not yet reached its adult form, sexual maturity or size.

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Lapsus

In philology, a lapsus (Latin for "lapse, slip, error") is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking.

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Leshansaurus

Leshansaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Shaximiao Formation of what is now China. Magnosaurus and Leshansaurus are megalosaurids.

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Lias Group

The Lias Group or Lias is a lithostratigraphic unit (a sequence of rock strata) found in a large area of western Europe, including the British Isles, the North Sea, the Low Countries and the north of Germany. Magnosaurus and Lias Group are Jurassic England.

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Mandible

In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin mandibula, 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).

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Megalosauridae

Megalosauridae is a monophyletic family of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs within the group Megalosauroidea. Magnosaurus and Megalosauridae are megalosaurids.

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Megalosauroidea

Megalosauroidea (meaning 'great/big lizard forms') is a superfamily (or clade) of tetanuran theropod dinosaurs that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous period.

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Megalosaurus

Megalosaurus (meaning "great lizard", from Greek μέγας, megas, meaning 'big', 'tall' or 'great' and σαῦρος, sauros, meaning 'lizard') is an extinct genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic Epoch (Bathonian stage, 166 million years ago) of southern England. Magnosaurus and Megalosaurus are Fossils of England, Jurassic England, megalosaurids and middle Jurassic dinosaurs of Europe.

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Middle Jurassic

The Middle Jurassic is the second epoch of the Jurassic Period.

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Morphology (biology)

Morphology in biology is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

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Piatnitzkysauridae

Piatnitzkysauridae is an extinct family of megalosauroid or basal allosauroid dinosaurs.

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Piveteausaurus

Piveteausaurus (meaning "Jean Piveteau's lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur known from a partial skull discovered in the Middle Jurassic Marnes de Dives formation of Calvados, in northern France and lived about 164.7-161.2 million years ago. Magnosaurus and Piveteausaurus are megalosaurids and middle Jurassic dinosaurs of Europe.

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Pubis (bone)

In vertebrates, the pubis or pubic bone (os pubis) forms the lower and anterior part of each side of the hip bone.

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Richard Lydekker

Richard Lydekker (25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history.

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Sarcosaurus

Sarcosaurus ("flesh lizard") is a genus of basal neotheropod dinosaur, roughly long. Magnosaurus and Sarcosaurus are Fossils of England and Jurassic England.

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Sherborne

Sherborne is a market town and civil parish in north west Dorset, in South West England.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Spinosauridae

Spinosauridae (or spinosaurids) is a clade or family of tetanuran theropod dinosaurs comprising ten to seventeen known genera.

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Streptospondylus

Streptospondylus (meaning "reversed vertebra") is a genus of tetanuran theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic period of France, 161 million years ago.

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Tetanurae

Tetanurae (/ˌtɛtəˈnjuːriː/ or "stiff tails") is a clade that includes most theropod dinosaurs, including megalosauroids, allosauroids, tyrannosauroids, ornithomimosaurs, compsognathids and maniraptorans (including birds).

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Theropoda

Theropoda (from ancient Greek whose members are known as theropods, is a dinosaur clade that is characterized by hollow bones and three toes and claws on each limb. Theropods are generally classed as a group of saurischian dinosaurs. They were ancestrally carnivorous, although a number of theropod groups evolved to become herbivores and omnivores.

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Tibia

The tibia (tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle.

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Tooth

A tooth (teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food.

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Torvosaurus

Torvosaurus is a genus of large megalosaurine theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 165 to 148 million years ago during the Callovian to Tithonian ages of the late Middle and Late Jurassic period in what is now Colorado, Portugal, Germany, and possibly England, Spain, Tanzania, and Uruguay. Magnosaurus and Torvosaurus are megalosaurids.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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Vertebra

Each vertebra (vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column or spine, of vertebrates.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnosaurus

Also known as Magnosaurus nethercombensis, Megalosaurus nethercombensis.

Magnosaurus, the Glossary

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See also

Bajocian genera

Fossil taxa described in 1932

Megalosaurids

Middle Jurassic dinosaurs of Europe

References