Metriacanthosaurus
| Metriacanthosaurus | |
|---|---|
| Part of the holotype of Metriacanthosaurus parkeri (individual fossils not to scale) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Metriacanthosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Metriacanthosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Metriacanthosaurus Walker, 1964 |
| Type species | |
| †Metriacanthosaurus parkeri von Huene, 1923 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metriacanthosaurus (meaning "moderately-spined lizard") is a genus of metriacanthosaurid dinosaur from the Oxford Clay Formation of England, dating to the Late Jurassic period, about 160 million years ago (lower Oxfordian). It is the only named metriacanthosaurid known outside of Asia.