Dinosaur Fossil Map

Where was Metriacanthosaurus found?

Metriacanthosaurus fossils on the map: 1 find in United Kingdom. The dashed box outlines the area they cover.

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Age of the rocks252 to 66 million years ago
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Key
  • Triassic 251.9 to 201.4 million years ago
  • Jurassic 201.4 to 145 million years ago
  • Cretaceous 145 to 66 million years ago
  • Spans two periods The find’s age range straddles a boundary

How to read the dots. Each dot is one find recorded in the Paleobiology Database, coloured by the period of its rocks. Finds marked approximate have only a rough position in the database, so the dot can sit some way from the real site.

About Metriacanthosaurus fossils

Metriacanthosaurus is a genus of theropods, the mostly meat-eating group. The database records one species of it: Metriacanthosaurus parkeri.

All 1 find on the map are in United Kingdom. The UK finds are all in Dorset.

The rock formation with the most finds is called Oxford Clay, with 1. The rocks are 161.5 to 159 million years ago, in the Jurassic period.

Genus of reptiles (fossil). (Description from Wikidata, CC0.)

  • 1find
  • 1country
  • 161.5oldest, million years ago
  • 159youngest, million years ago

Which countries have Metriacanthosaurus fossils?

CountryFindsShare
United Kingdom1100%

UK counties

Rock formations that produced Metriacanthosaurus

A formation is a named body of rock. These are the ones with the most Metriacanthosaurus finds.

FormationFinds
Oxford Clay1

Other dinosaurs found in United Kingdom

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Questions about Metriacanthosaurus

Where was Metriacanthosaurus found?

Metriacanthosaurus fossils are recorded in the Paleobiology Database from United Kingdom. Most of the 1 finds on this map (1) are from United Kingdom. The rock formation with the most finds is the Oxford Clay (1).

How old are Metriacanthosaurus fossils?

Finds of Metriacanthosaurus on this map date from 161.5 to 159 million years ago, which is the Jurassic period. Ages are ranges, because rock layers are dated to a stage and not to a single year.

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