Megalosaurus

Megalosaurus Information

The story of the Megalosaurus is truly captivating! Known as the “great lizard,” this large, meat-eating dinosaur roamed what is now England around 165 million years ago.

It holds a special place in history as the first dinosaur to be scientifically described and named. In 1824, Reverend William Buckland gave it the name Megalosaurus, long before the term “dinosaur” was even invented. There has been much debate over the size of the Megalosaurus however experts today believe it would have been around 6 metres long and may have had feathers!