2024 marks 200 years since the first dinosaur, Megalosaurus, was named. Here’s what we’ve learned about the amazing prehistoric creatures over the past two centuries.

At the time, the Megalosaurus was viewed as a large reptile. The term "dinosaur", meaning "terrible lizard," wasn't even coined until 18 years later by Sir Richard Owen.

Tuesday marks the 200th anniversary of the first dinosaur ever named, which changed the field of paleontology: The Megalosaurus. The dinosaur was named by William Buckland, a professor of geology at ...