Dinosaur
Metriacanthosaurus
Its name refers to the height of its vertebral spines.
Metriacanthosaurus gave its name to a family of large theropods whose fossils are known mainly in Asia.
Three stages. One companion.
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AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Metriacanthosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Metriacanthosauridae
- Metriacanthosaurids
- Fossil locations
- England
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Metriacanthosaurus
This genus gives the metriacanthosaurids their name. Its English fossil record contrasts with those of other named family members, known mainly from Asia.
The height of its vertebral spines gave it its name. Fossils from England also expand the geographical picture of this group.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Metriacanthosaurus parkeri
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- Metriacanthosaurus
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- Metriacanthosauridae
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