Magnosaurus

Magnosaurus (meaning 'large lizard') was a theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England. The main species, Magnosaurus nethercombensis has poorly preserved remains. It has often been confused with or included in Megalosaurus.

Magnosaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 173–169 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Skeletal diagram of the holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Family:	†Megalosauridae
Subfamily:	†Afrovenatorinae
Genus:	†Magnosaurus Huene, 1932
Type species
†Megalosaurus nethercombensis Huene, 1923
Species
†M. nethercombensis (Huene, 1923 [originally Megalosaurus]) †M. lydekkeri (Huene, 1932 [originally Megalosaurus]) †M. woodwardi Huene, 1932

In 1923, German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene named Megalosaurus nethercombensis from a partial skeleton. It was found in the nineteenth century by W. Parker in Dorset. Fossils came from a possible juvenile individual. Huene interpreted it as a more primitive species of Megalosaurus.

The remains are just a few fragments. Details of its anatomical features are unknown. It would have been a bipedal carnivore of moderate size for a dinosaur.