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Species list

  • A. fragilis ( Marsh, 1877) type species
  • A. amplexus (Cope, 1878) originally Epanterias
  • A. atrox (Marsh, 1878) originally Creosaurus
  • A. ferox (Marsh, 1896)

    • Name : Allosaurus Species : fragilis
    Pronounced : AL-uh-SAWR-us Pronounced : FRAJ-i-lis
    Meaning : "different lizard" Meaning : "fragile"
    Length :
    10-13 meters (30-40 feet)     		Height at hips :
    		Weight :
    2-5 tons
    Diet : carnivor = meat eater Period : Upper Jurassic
    Superorder :
    Dinosauria     		Order :
    Saurischia     		Suborder :
    Theropoda     		Family :
    Allosauridae
    Discovered by:
    		When Discovered:
    		Described by:
    Othniel C. Marsh     		When Described:
    1877
    Fossils found in : Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota Portugal and possibly in Tanzania, eastern Africa, and Australia
    Charactistics and things of interest:
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