Metriacanthosaurus
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| Ilium of OUM J.12144 (the holotype, with the known remains in grey) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Metriacanthosauridae |
| Subfamily: | † Metriacanthosaurinae
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| Genus: | †Metriacanthosaurus Walker, 1964 |
| Type species | |
| †Megalosaurus parkeri von Huene, 1923
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Metriacanthosaurus (meaning "moderately-spined lizard") is a
period, about 160 million years ago (lower Oxfordian
).
History of discovery
In 1923, German paleontologist
Upper Jurassic.[3]
In 1932, however, von Huene concluded it was a species of Altispinax, A. parkeri.[4]
In 1964, scientist
vertebrae, which are taller than typical carnosaurs, like Allosaurus, but lower than other high-spined dinosaurs like Acrocanthosaurus
.
Description
Life restoration
Metriacanthosaurus was a medium-sized theropod with a femur length of 80 cm (31 in).
centrum.[8]
Classification
Originally named as a species of Megalosaurus in
Metriacanthosaurinae.[9]
Below is a simplified cladogram of Tetanurae by Matthew Carrano et al. (2012).[9]
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References
- ^ J. Phillips. (1871). Geology of Oxford and the Valley of the Thames. Clarendon Press, Oxford
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- ^ S2CID 19004679.
- ^ von Huene, F. (1932). "Die fossile Reptil-Ordnung Saurischia, ihre Entwicklung und Geschichte". Monographien zur Geologie und Paläontologie. 1 (4): 361.
- .
- ^ Paul, Gregory S. (1988). Predatory Dinosaurs of the World. New York: Simon & Schuster.
- ^ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr (2012). "Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages" (PDF).
- S2CID 54680840.
- ^ S2CID 85354215.