-
classification of
megalosauroids follows a
study by
Benson in 2010. Note that
several "wildcard" taxa that are
probably megalosauroids were
excluded from...
- tails") is a
clade that
includes most
theropod dinosaurs,
including megalosauroids, allosauroids, tyrannosauroids, ornithomimosaurs,
compsognathids and...
- carnivores) †Piatnitzkysauridae (small
basal megalosauroids endemic to the Americas) †Megalosauridae (large
megalosauroids with
powerful arms and hands) †Spinosauridae...
-
Allosauroidea and Coelurosauria, and
excluding other tetanurans such as
megalosauroids, but this
definition was
published slightly later. A
monophyletic Avetheropoda...
- skeleton,
including part of a skull. A medium-sized
piatnitzkysaurid megalosauroid about 6 m (20 ft) in length.
Torvosaurus T.
tanneri Colorado, Utah and...
- or Non
Megalosaurian Megalosauroids. If
Piatnitzkysaurids are
Megalosauroids, they can be
distinguished from
other megalosauroids and
placed into their...
- Avetheropoda, and in an
unresolved position among avetheropods and
megalosauroids, respectively. The
exact position in the
various analyses was difficult...
- centra. However, it can be
distinguished from
Piatnitzkysaurus and
other megalosauroids by
several diagnostic features.
Although some
features considered diagnostic...
-
Coelophysis (a coelophysoid)
Tyrannosaurus (a tyrannosauroid)
Irritator (a
megalosauroid)
Struthiomimus (an ornithomimosaur)
Archaeopteryx (a maniraptoran) Scientific...
-
tyrannosauroids rose to
prominence after the
decline in
allosauroid and
megalosauroid diversity seen
during the
early stages of the Late Cretaceous. Below...
