Marshosaurus

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Marshosaurus is a medium-sized theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America, known primarily from fragmentary remains found in the Morrison Formation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Marshosaurus canonical 2
Marshosaurus bicentesimus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dinosaur species
fossil taxon
prehistoric reptile
theropod dinosaur
age Kimmeridgian
bodySize medium-sized
clade Dinosauria
Megalosauroidea
Tetanurae
coexistedWith Allosaurus
Apatosaurus
Stegosaurus
continent North America
diet carnivorous
ecologicalRole predator
estimatedLength 4–6 meters
estimatedMass 200–300 kilograms
etymologyLanguage Greek
extinctionStatus extinct
family Megalosauridae
formationMember Brushy Basin Member
fossilMaterial limb bones
pelvic bones
skull fragments
vertebrae
fossilPreservation partial skeletons
fossilRange Upper Jurassic
fossilSite Colorado
Utah
geologicalFormation Morrison Formation
habitat floodplain environments
holotypeRepository Utah Museum of Natural History
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom fragmentary remains
locomotion bipedal
namedAfter Othniel Charles Marsh
namedBy James H. Madsen Jr.
nameMeaning "Marsh’s lizard"
order Theropoda
paleoenvironment semi-arid climate with seasonal rainfall
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
subfamily Piatnitzkysaurinae
linked to: Piatnitzkysauridae
taxonRank genus
species
temporalRange Late Jurassic
typeSpecies Marshosaurus bicentesimus
linked to: Marshosaurus
yearDescribed 1976

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marshosaurus typeSpecies Marshosaurus bicentesimus
linked to: Marshosaurus