Skeletal diagram of the large Jurassic theropod <i>Megalosaurus bucklandii</i>. A large amount of material has been assigned to <i>Megalosaurus</i>, but much of it pertains to other genera. The remains that do pertain to <i>Megalosaurus bucklandii</i> are often isolated and don't all belong to animals of the same size, making reconstruction difficult. While all illustrated and/or photographed specimens have been illustrated here, there are some other known specimens. However, these generally come from an area similar to that of better-described elements, and have been excluded due to ambiguity. The primary basis for the unknown material was <i>Torvosaurus tanneri</i>, a close relative of <i>Megalosaurus</i>, although <i>T. gurneyi</i> and <i>Wiehenvenator albati</i> were also used in some regions, as well as the less similar <i>Afrovenator</i> and <i>Dubreuillosaurus</i>. <i>Afrovenator</i>, as it is one of the few large megalosaurids to preserve a reasonably complete specimen, was used to scale the limb elements. The total length here is about 8 m (26 ft) long, although due to the uncertainty of the proportions, this estimate should be treated as tentative.
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Key">Key</span></h4>
<ul><li><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #FFFFFF" title="#FFFFFF"> </span> Known in the hypodigm (including the lectotype partial dentary)</li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #2AD4FF" title="#2AD4FF"> </span> Unknown in the hypodigm but known in other specimens</li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #808080" title="#808080"> </span> Unknown, restored after related species</li></ul><p>Scale bar=1 m (3.3 ft)
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