Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur, was named 200 years ago. Our understanding of dinosaurs, especially Megalosaurus, has changed a lot over the years.

1. MEGALOSAURUS OVER THE YEARS

2. SCROTUM HUMANUM
R O B E R T P L O T , 1 6 7 7

3. LOST
MEGALOSAURUS
TOOTH (AT FIRST
THOUGHT TO BE A
FISH TOOTH)
E D W A R D L H W Y D , 1 6 9 9

4. UNCOLOURED PLATE XL OF MEGALOSAURUS’
JAW AND TEETH DRAWING
M A R Y B U C K L A N D , N É E M O R L A N D , 1 8 2 4

5. PHOTO OF THE JAW (LECTOTYPE)
I M A G E B Y G H E D O G H E D O , V I A W I K I M E D I A C O M M O N S

6. MEGALOSAURUS FOSSILS
O X F O R D U N I V E R S I T Y M U S E U M O F N A T U R A L H I S T O R Y

7. EARLY LIFE RECONSTRUCTION
OF MEGALOSAURUS
J O H N M A R T I N , 1 8 3 8

8. EARLY LIFE RECONSTRUCTION
OF MEGALOSAURUS
R I C H A R D O W E N , 1 8 5 4

9. CONCEPT DRAWINGS OF
CRYSTAL PALACE
B E N J A M I N W A T E R H O U S E H A W K I N S , 1 8 5 4

10. MEGALOSAURUS
C R Y S T A L P A L A C E D I N O S A U R S

11. MEGALOSAURUS
C R Y S T A L P A L A C E D I N O S A U R S

12. WHY MEGALOSAURUS HAD A HUMP:
BECAUSE OF ALTISPINAX
I M A G E B Y P A L E O G E E K S Q U A R E D , V I A W I K I M E D I A C O M M O N S

13. RECONSTRUCTION OF MEGALOSAURUS
AND PTERODACTYLUS
S A M U E L G R I S W O L D G O O D R I C H , 1 8 5 9

14. IGUANODON VERSUS
MEGALOSAURUS
É D O U A R D R I O U , 1 8 6 3

15. MEGALOSAURUS
C H R I S T I A N E R I C H H E R M A N N V O N M E Y E R , S O M E T I M E B E F O R E 1 8 6 9 ( W H E N H E D I E D ) .
P U B L I S H E D I N T H E B O O K E X T I N C T M O N S T E R S I N 1 8 9 7

16. EXTINCT MONSTERS
B O O K B Y H E N R Y N E V I L L E H U T C H I N S O N ( A R T I S T M R . S M I T ) , 1 8 9 7

17. MEGALOSAURUS
W H E N D I N O S A U R S R U L E D T H E E A R T H , 1 9 7 0

18. W H E N D I N O S A U R S R U L E D T H E E A R T H , 1 9 7 0
MEGALOSAURUS BABY

19. D I N O S A U R S , 1 9 9 1
MEGALOSAURUS BABY

20. L A D Y O F H A T S , 2 0 0 6
MEGALOSAURUS

21. I M A G E B Y S L A T E W E A S E L , V I A W I K I M E D I A C O M M O N S , 2 0 1 7
MEGALOSAURUS
K E Y :
B l u e a n d w h i t e : K n o w n f r o m M e g a l o s a u r u s s p e c i m e n s
G r e y : B a s e d o n r e l a t e d s p e c i e s , i n c l u d i n g T o r v o s a u r u s ,
W i e h e n v e n a t o r , A f r o v e n a t o r , a n d D u b r e u i l l o s a u r u s

22. I M A G E B Y F R E D W I E R U M , V I A W I K I M E D I A C O M M O N S
TORVOSAURUS

23. I M A G E B Y C O N T Y , V I A W I K I M E D I A C O M M O N S
MEGALOSAURIDAE SKULLS
I l l u s t r a t e d s k u l l s o f :
D u b r e u i l l o s a u r u s
1 .
E u s t r e p t o s p o n d y l u s
2 .
T o r v o s a u r u s
3 .
A f r o v e n a t o r
4 .
M e g a l o s a u r u s
5 .

24. J U R A S S I C W O R L D E V O L U T I O N 2 , 2 0 2 1
MEGALOSAURUS