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| name= ''Metriacanthosaurus'' | ||
| | fossil_range = ] | | fossil_range = ] | ||
| | regnum = ]ia | | regnum = ]ia | ||
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| | subfamilia = '''Metriacanthosaurinae''' | | subfamilia = '''Metriacanthosaurinae''' | ||
| | subfamilia_authority = ], 1988 | | subfamilia_authority = ], 1988 | ||
| | genus = ''''' |
| genus = '''''Metriacanthosaurus''''' | ||
| | genus_authority = ], 1923 | | genus_authority = ], 1923 | ||
| | subdivision_ranks = ] | | subdivision_ranks = ] | ||
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| '''''Metriacanthosaurus''''' (meaning "moderate-spined lizard") is a ] of ] ] from the mid-] of ]. In 1923 German Paleontologist ] wrote a paper on ] and ] European carnivorous dinosaurs. In this paper, he examined a few specimens including an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone, and believed it was a new species of '']''. | '''''Metriacanthosaurus''''' (meaning "moderate-spined lizard") is a ] of ] ] from the mid-] of ]. In 1923 German Paleontologist ] wrote a paper on ] and ] European carnivorous dinosaurs. In this paper, he examined a few specimens including an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone, and believed it was a new species of '']''. | ||
| In the 1960s, however, scientist ] decided these fossils were too different from ''Megalosaurus'' and named a new genus, '' |
In the 1960s, however, scientist ] decided these fossils were too different from ''Megalosaurus'' and named a new genus, ''Metriacanthosaurus''. Because so little is known about this dinosaur, any image is speculation, based on closely related carnivores. What is known about it is it is a carnivore distinct from any other. | ||
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''Metriacanthosaurus'' gets its name from its ], which are taller than typical carnosaurs, like '']'', but smaller than other high-spined dinosaurs like '']''. | ||
| ==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
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| Metriacanthosaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Family: | Sinraptoridae |
| Subfamily: | Metriacanthosaurinae Paul, 1988 |
| Genus: | Metriacanthosaurus von Huene, 1923 |
| Species | |
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Metriacanthosaurus (meaning "moderate-spined lizard") is a genus of sinraptorid dinosaur from the mid-Jurassic Period of England. In 1923 German Paleontologist Friedrich von Huene wrote a paper on Jurassic and Cretaceous European carnivorous dinosaurs. In this paper, he examined a few specimens including an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone, and believed it was a new species of Megalosaurus.
In the 1960s, however, scientist Alick Walker decided these fossils were too different from Megalosaurus and named a new genus, Metriacanthosaurus. Because so little is known about this dinosaur, any image is speculation, based on closely related carnivores. What is known about it is it is a carnivore distinct from any other.
Metriacanthosaurus gets its name from its vertebrae, which are taller than typical carnosaurs, like Allosaurus, but smaller than other high-spined dinosaurs like Acrocanthosaurus.
In popular culture
- In the film version of Jurassic Park, one of the vials containing dinosaur DNA is labeled with the name Metriacanthosaurus, though the genus does not appear in the film.
