Allosaurus
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Allosaurus was a large, carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the Late Jurassic period, known as one of the top predators of its ecosystem in what is now North America.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allosaurus canonical | 20 |
| Allosaurus fragilis | 6 |
| Allosaurus europaeus | 2 |
| Allosaurus jimmadseni | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allosauroid
ⓘ
genus ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| approximateLength | 8.5 meters ⓘ |
| approximateMass | 1500 kilograms ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | large-headed theropod with long tail ⓘ |
| clade | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Apatosaurus
ⓘ
Camarasaurus ⓘ Diplodocus ⓘ Stegosaurus ⓘ |
| countryFossilsFound |
Portugal
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
relatively short, deep skull
ⓘ
short horns in front of the eyes ⓘ three-fingered hands with large claws ⓘ |
| family | Allosauridae ⓘ |
| fossilSite |
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado, United States
Como Bluff ⓘ Dry Mesa Quarry ⓘ Garden Park, Colorado ⓘ Morrison Formation ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Utah ⓘ
surface form:
Utah, United States
Wyoming ⓘ
surface form:
Wyoming, United States
|
| geologicalAge |
Kimmeridgian stage
ⓘ
surface form:
Kimmeridgian
Tithonian ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livedIn | North America ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| maximumEstimatedLength | 10 meters ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | different lizard ⓘ |
| namedBy | Othniel Charles Marsh ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| popularCulture |
featured in many dinosaur documentaries
ⓘ
frequently displayed in natural history museums ⓘ |
| preyedOn |
large sauropod dinosaurs
ⓘ
stegosaurian dinosaurs ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| theropodClade | Carnosauria ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | apex predator ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Allosaurus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis
|
| yearDescribed | 1877 ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus europaeus
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus jimmadseni
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus europaeus
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus jimmadseni
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis
this entity surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis