Megalosauroidea
superfamily of reptiles (fossil)
Megalosauroidea is a group of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. They lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous period. Members of the group include Spinosaurus, Megalosaurus, and Torvosaurus.
Megalosauroids | |
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Torvosaurus skeletal mount, Museum of Ancient Life | |
Spinosaurus skeletal mount, National Geographic Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Orionides |
Superfamily: | †Megalosauroidea Huxley, 1889 |
Type species | |
†Megalosaurus bucklandii Mantell, 1827 | |
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Classification
The definition of the clade Megalosauroidea includes Megalosaurus bucklandii and all taxa that share a more recent common ancestor with it than they do with Allosaurus fragilis or the House Sparrow.[1]
Below is a cladogram showing the relationships between different members of Megalosauroidea. It is based on a study by Carrano, Benson & Sampson (2012).[2]
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References
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