Eustreptospondylus

Pronunciation:
ewe-strep-toe-SPON-die-luss
Name meaning:
'well-curved vertebra'
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
7.0m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 165 million years ago
Found in:
England,
United Kingdom

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Megalosauridae, Eustreptospondylinae
Named by:
Walker (1964)
Type species:
oxoniensis

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