Question

___________________ was the first dinosaur to be described and named.​

Answer 1

Megalosaurus

Scrotum Humanum notwithstanding , Megalosaurus represents the first dinosaur genus to be described and validly named. In 1824, William Buckland gave the genus the name Megalosaurus in his article “Notice on the Megalosaurus or Great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield,” describing it as an extinct giant reptile.

Answer 2

Answer:

Megalosaurus

Explanation:

Scrotum Humanum notwithstanding , Megalosaurus represents the first dinosaur genus to be described and validly named. In 1824, William Buckland gave the genus the name Megalosaurus in his article “Notice on the Megalosaurus or Great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield,” describing it as an extinct giant reptile. The lithograph of the Megalosaurus jaw that accompanied the description was based on drawings done by Buckland’s wife, Mary Morland. Later in 1827, Gideon Mantell, in his The Geology of the southeast of England, assigned the type specimen its current valid binomial: Megalosaurus bucklandii.