Metriacanthosaurus parkeri
Metriacanthosaurus (meaning "moderately-spined lizard") is a genus of metriacanthosaurid dinosaur from the Oxford Clay Formation of England, dating to the Late Jurassic period, about 160 million years ago (lower Oxfordian). It is the only metriacanthosaurid currently named from outside of Asia.
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- History of discovery
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- Classification
- Paleobiogeography and paleoecology
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Metriacanthosaurus (meaning "moderately-spined lizard") is a genus of metriacanthosaurid dinosaur from the Oxford Clay Formation of England, dating to the Late Jurassic period, about 160 million years ago (lower Oxfordian). It is the only metriacanthosaurid currently named from outside of Asia.
==History of discovery==