Sarcosaurus

Sarcosaurus; Temporal range: Jurassic period; ~199–194 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Skeletons of the known specimens of Sarcosaurus woodi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Neotheropoda
Genus:	†Sarcosaurus; Andrews, 1921
Type species
	†Sarcosaurus woodi; Andrews, 1921
Synonyms
	Magnosaurus woodwardi; Huene, 1932; Megalosaurus lydekkeri; Huene, 1926; Sarcosaurus andrewsi?; Huene, 1932;

Sarcosaurus (meaning "flesh lizard") is a genus of basal theropod dinosaur. Sarcosaurus is one of the earliest known Jurassic theropods: it is one of only a few from this time.

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