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Quick facts for kids Majungasaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70–66Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Skeleton cast on display at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Scientific classification
Genus:	Majungasaurus
Species:	crenatissimus
Synonyms
Megalosaurus crenatissimus Depéret, 1896 Majungatholus atopus Sues & Taquet, 1979

Majungasaurus ( meaning "Mahajanga lizard") is a medium-sized theropod from Madagascar in the Late Cretaceous Period. It is related to the more famous Carnotaurus.

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Original material described in 1896
Neotype specimen of M. crenatissimus (MNHN.MAJ 1), the right dentary of a subadult individual, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
Type specimen of Majungatholus atopus: a Majungasaurus frontal horn misidentified as a pachycephalosaur dome (MNHN.MAJ 1)
Majungasaurus compared in size to a human
Life restoration
Skeletal restoration showing known elements of two specimens
Skull cast of FMNH PR 2100
Restoration of two Majungasaurus chasing Rapetosaurus
Mounted skeletons of Majungasaurus and Rapetosaurus
Comparison between the air sacs of Majungasaurus and a modern bird
Head and neck of specimen FMNH PR 2836
Restoration of an adult
All Majungasaurus fossils have been found in the Mahajanga Province of Madagascar, most within 50 kilometers (31 mi) to the southeast of the provincial capital, Mahajanga (marked with a red dot on the map).

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