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Megalosauroidea

extinct superfamily of theropod dinosaurs (Theropoda)
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Megalosauroidea

Summary

Megalosauroidea is a fossil taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Megalosauroidea's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[2].
  • Megalosauroidea is classified at the rank of superfamily[3].
  • Megalosauroidea is classified within Orionides[4].
  • Megalosauroidea is classified within Tetanurae[5].
  • Megalosauroidea belongs to the parent taxon Carnosauria[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Megalosauroidea is Megalosauroidea[7].
  • Megalosauroidea's said to be the same as is recorded as Spinosauroidea[8].
  • Megalosauroidea's taxon synonym is recorded as Spinosauroidea[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Megalosauroidea is Megalosauroidea[7]. Megalosauroidea is classified at the rank of superfamily[3]. Recorded parent taxon include Orionides[4], Tetanurae[5], and Carnosauria[6].

Identifiers

Megalosauroidea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42333199[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Orionides, Tetanurae, Carnosauria
    Commons category → Megalosauroidea
    Image → Museum AL dinosaur.jpg
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  2. 9d ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of life id → 42333199
    Taxon rank → superfamily
    Wikidata description → extinct superfamily of theropod dinosaurs (Theropoda)
    Taxon name → Megalosauroidea
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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