Allosaurus CollectA 88888
Allosaurus CollectA 88888
| Collecta Prehistorie (L): ALLOSAURUS brullend 17.5x8cm |
Name: Allosaurus (Different lizard).
Phonetic: Al-loh-sore-us.
Named By: Othniel Charles Marsh - 1877.
Synonyms: Antrodemus, Creosaurus, Labrosaurus.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Allosauridae.
Species: A. fragilis (type), A. europaeus, A. jimmadseni.
Type: Carnivore.
Size: 8.5 meter average body length, with some individuals approaching 9.7 meters long. Some fragmentory specimens have been interpreted as coming from animals 12 meters long.
Known locations: USA, Portugal, possibly Tanzania.
Time period: Kimmeridgian to Tithonian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation: There are probably more Allosaurus fossils than any other of the large theropods. Its reconstruction is without doubt.
