Majungasaurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Majungasaurus (/məˌdʒʌŋɡəˈsɔːrəs/; meaning "Mahajanga lizard") is a medium-sized theropod from Madagascar in the Late Cretaceous Period. It is related to the more famous Carnotaurus.
| Majungasaurus | |
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| Skeleton cast on display at the Royal Ontario Museum. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | †Abelisauria |
| Family: | †Abelisauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Majungasaurinae |
| Genus: | †Majungasaurus Lavocat, 1955 |
| Species: | †M. crenatissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Depéret, 1896) [originally Megalosaurus]
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| Synonyms | |
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Megalosaurus crenatissimus | |
