Family
Valid Extinct

Streptospondylidae

Kurzanov, 1989

Megalosauridae is a monophyletic family of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs within the group Megalosauroidea. Appearing in the Middle Jurassic, megalosaurids were among the first major radiation of large theropod dinosaurs. They were a relatively primitive group of basal tetanurans containing two main subfamilies, Megalosaurinae and Afrovenatorinae, along with the basal genus Eustreptospondylus, an unresolved taxon which differs from both subfamilies.

Temporal range
PBDB occurrences
0
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Streptospondylidae
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Avetheropoda Order
Carnosauria Infraorder
Streptospondylidae Family
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Bibliography
Original description
S. M. Kurzanov. 1989. O proiskhozhdenii i evolyutsii infraotryada dinozavrov Carnosauria [Concerning the origin and evolution of the dinosaur infraorder Carnosauria]. Paleontologicheskiy Zhurnal 1989(4):3-14