Majungasaurus
Majungasaurus (/məˌdʒʌŋɡəˈsɔːrəs/; meaning "Mahajanga lizard") is a medium-sized theropod from Madagascar in the Late Cretaceous Period. It is related to the more famous Carnotaurus.
Majungasaurus | |
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Skeleton cast on display at the Royal Ontario Museum. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Abelisauria |
Family: | Abelisauridae |
Subfamily: | Majungasaurinae |
Genus: | Majungasaurus Lavocat, 1955 |
Species: | M. crenatissimus
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Binomial name | |
Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Depéret, 1896) [originally Megalosaurus]
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Synonyms | |
Megalosaurus crenatissimus |
Majungasaurus Media
Type specimen of Majungatholus atopus: a Majungasaurus frontal horn misidentified as a pachycephalosaur dome (MNHN.MAJ 1)