Megalosaurus was a carnivorous dinosaur of the Middle Jurassic period, living between 170 and 155 million years ago. It grew to be up to 9 metres in length, 3 metres in height and weighed up to a ton.
Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur fossil discovered (in England in 1676). It was also the first dinosaur given a scientific name - by William Buckland in 1824. It's intelligence (as measured by its relative brain to body weight, or EQ) was high among the dinosaurs.
Megalosaurus was a Saurischian ("lizard-hipped") dinosaur and a Tetanuran theropod.
