Megalosaurs (was Re: An Interesting URL!)

["Chris Collinson" <chris_collinson@hotmail.com>]

> I'm curious what the current status of "Megalosaurs" are.  I know that
> some considered it a valid taxon, while others a vast wastebasket of
> unknown theropoda.  Is there any chance that "megalosaurs" are actually
> torvosaurids?
>
> Chris Noto


Well there's the French Poekilopleuron bucklandii, which was known from 
fairly decent remains and is probably the same animal as the English 
Megalosaur. Sadly much of Poekilopleuron was destroyed in WW2 so we may 
never know for certain. Bob Bakker has two new megalosaurs,Edmarka rex and 
Brontoraptor, and both are likely the same if not in fact a large T. 
tanneri. Other than these all other "Megalosaurs"  are likely doubtful, and 
all are curently listed under Torvosauridae.

-Chris Collinson



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