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Dinosaurs

Metriacanthosaurus

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Metriacanthosaurus parkeri

Metriacanthosaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Large theropod

Type

Theropoda

Meaning

moderately-spined lizard

Length

8.2m

Weight

-

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Metriacanthosaurus
Found In
England, United Kingdom
Range
161-156 mya
Diet
Carnivorous
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Information
Metriacanthosaurus is known only from a partial postcranial skeleton, so reconstructions are guesswork based on similar dinosaurs.
Alternate Names