Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 08 of 40
Megalosaurus
Europe · Jurassic
Megalosaurus was a large Jurassic meat-eater. Fossils found in England allowed scientists to describe it in 1824.
Did you know?
1824 is a study date, not its birthday!
Look together
How can you separate its lifetime from its discovery?
An idea to try
Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
William Buckland published the scientific description of Megalosaurus in 1824. Mary Morland drew fossils associated with this research. People had encountered fossils long before that publication; it was not the discovery of the first ancient bone.
Look together: How can you separate its lifetime from its discovery? Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: MegalosaurusSeparate the animal’s Jurassic life from its scientific description in 1824.
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: MegalosaurusSeparate the animal’s Jurassic life from its scientific description in 1824.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
