Megalosaurus

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Megalosaurus was the first Dino to get a Latin name still used. In 1824, the british Scientist William Buckland described it based on a piece of the lower jaw. Megalosaurus was probably longer and stronger than Eustreptospondylus, with a large head, thick neck, short strong arms and long strong legs. The three main fingers on the arms had long strong claws. Still, there has not yet been found a complete skeleton, and several of the details are merely guessing. Megalosaurus lived in the middle of Jura, just like Eustreptospondylus. There have been found fossils in England, France and Portugal.

The first Megalosaurus discovered were armed with large, hoocked teeth and must have been part of a large tall head. It even shows new teeth that have been growing to replace old teeth as they fell out, somtehing that was likely to happen when Megalosaurus bit its prey.