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13. Megalosaurus was the first

Not the earliest dinosaur, or the most well-known, but the first discovered. The Megalosaurus was discovered in 1824 in southern England. Its name translates to great lizard. It was a meat-eater, walked on two legs, and lived during the middle Jurassic years. Although it was the first dinosaur discovered, there have been no complete skeletons recovered.

Megalosaurus skull replica in museum

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