Megalosaurus

† Omeisaurus puxiani was a Jurassic Omeisaurus species from the Sichuan Basin of China. Multiple Omeisaurus species from this region document the species-level diversity of long-necked sauropods in East Asia during the Middle and Late Jurassic.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Megalosaurus was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Megalosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.