Metriacanthosaurus Temporal range: Oxfordian,
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Ilium of OUM J.12144 (the holotype, with the known remains in grey) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Metriacanthosauridae |
Subfamily: | †Metriacanthosaurinae |
Genus: | †Metriacanthosaurus Walker, 1964 |
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†Megalosaurus parkeri von Huene, 1923
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Metriacanthosaurus (meaning "moderately-spined lizard") is a genus of metriacanthosaurid dinosaur from the upper Oxford Clay of England, dating to the Late Jurassic period, about 160 million years ago (lower Oxfordian).
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