Talk:Megalosauridae

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Torvosauridae

Shouldn't there be something about Torvosauridae here? Benosaurus 01:59, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

There is, in the second paragraph. We'll get the consistency bugs worked out. J. Spencer 04:27, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

What makes a Megalosaurid?

The article says that they had sharp teeth and 3 claws on each hand, but so did all the carnosaurs. 122.109.250.74 (talk) 07:19, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

That's just part of a general description, not qualifying characteristics. Given the poor state of knowledge about Megalosaurus, there probably aren't any reliable ways to tell if something is a megalosaurid by looking at it; megalosaurid is in use as a traditional thing. You could make a more abstract definition, like "all megalosauroid theropods closer to Megalosaurus than Spinosaurus", but that doesn't define their features, either. J. Spencer (talk) 14:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

If it's just a traditional thing then why is there a classification chart of the "family". 122.109.250.74 (talk) 06:43, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Cladistic classifications are based on relationships, not key features. According to Tom Holtz's definition (2004), a megalosaurid is any dinosaur more closely related to Megalosaurus than to Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, or modern birds. Dinoguy2 (talk) 09:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

In that case we need a better general description. Any other features sheared by all Megalosaurids? 122.109.250.74 (talk) 08:23, 7 May 2008 (UTC)