†Megalosaurus Parkinson 1822 (tetanuran)
Reptilia - Saurischia - Megalosaurinidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 38583
Full reference: J. Parkinson. 1822. Outlines of Oryctology. An Introduction to the Study of Fossil Organic Remains; Especially of Those Found in the British Strata: Intended to Aid the Student in His Inquiries Respecting the Nature of Fossils viii-350
Parent taxon: Megalosaurinae according to O. W. M. Rauhut et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Duriavenator, Torvosaurus, Wiehenvenator
Subtaxa: Megalosaurus (Deinodon), Megalosaurus bucklandii, Megalosaurus conybearei, Megalosaurus dapukaensis, Megalosaurus tibetensis
Type: Megalosaurus bucklandii
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore