Allosauridae
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Allosauridae is a family of large, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes the well-known predator Allosaurus and its close relatives from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allosauridae canonical | 3 |
| Allosauridae indet. | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur family
ⓘ
theropod clade ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| clade |
Avetheropoda
ⓘ
Tetanurae ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| contains | large-bodied theropods ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large-bodied predator of sauropods and ornithopods ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation |
blade-like teeth for slicing flesh
ⓘ
strong jaw musculature ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
Lourinhã Formation
ⓘ
Morrison Formation ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Portugal ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| includesTaxon |
Allosaurus
ⓘ
Allosaurus ⓘ
surface form:
Allosaurus europaeus
Allosaurus ⓘ
surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis
Allosaurus ⓘ
surface form:
Allosaurus jimmadseni
Epanterias ⓘ Saurophaganax maximus ⓘ
surface form:
Saurophaganax
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
large skull with fenestrae
ⓘ
long balancing tail ⓘ powerful hind limbs ⓘ sharp serrated teeth ⓘ short forelimbs ⓘ three-fingered hands ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Allosaurus ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Allosaurus
ⓘ
surface form:
Allosaurus fragilis
Saurophaganax maximus ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonCharacteristic |
S-shaped neck
ⓘ
hollow bones ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | Early Cretaceous ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | apex predator ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Allosaurus ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Allosauridae indet.