Fossil specimen : OUM J.12143/08 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Dinosauria |
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| Fossil Name | Megalosaurus nethercombensis von Huene, 1923 |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Megalosaurus nethercombensis von Huene, 1923 – See Waldman (1974): Holotype |
| Registration No. | J.12143/08 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Parker, J. 1913 |
| Held By |
 Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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| Comments | Caudal vertebra, centrum |
| Country | England |
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| Locality | Nethercombe, 1 mile north of Sherborne, Dorset |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Inferior Oolite Group |
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| Biozone | Stephanoceras humphriesianum |
| Geological Age |
Bajocian Age (Jurassic Period) (168.3 – 170.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | WALDMAN, M. 1974. Megalosaurids from the Bajocian (Middle Jurassic) of Dorset. Palaeontology, 17 (2), 325-339. pp. 333 - 336; pl. 44, figs 3, 7 |
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