Megalosaurus sp. Tooth, ca. 165-168 million years... Lot 46

Megalosaurus sp. Tooth, ca. 165-168 million years ago, Algeria Fossil 73x42 mm Provenance: market (Italy) Conservation status. Surface area: 80%. Conservation status. Support: 80% (fractures and gaps, additions, consolidation) Megalosaurus is an extinct genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic, Bathonian stage of southern England. Although fossils from other areas have been assigned to the genus, the only certain remains of megalosaurs come from Oxfordshire. Megalosaurus was, in 1824, the first non-avian dinosaur genus to have a recognized name. The type species is Megalosaurus bucklandii, classified in 1827. Megalosaurus was one of the three genera on which Richard Owen based his "Dinosauria." Megalosaurus was about 6 meters (20 feet) long and weighed about 700 kilograms (1,500 pounds). It was bipedal, walking on strong hind limbs, its torso balanced by a horizontal tail. Its forelimbs were short, though very robust. Megalosaurus had a rather large head, equipped with long curved teeth.