Allosauroidea
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Allosauroidea is a clade of large-bodied carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that includes iconic Jurassic predators such as Allosaurus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allosauroidea canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dinosaur clade ⓘ |
| bodySize | large-bodied ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
deep laterally compressed skull
ⓘ
large cranial fenestrae ⓘ large skull with sharp serrated teeth ⓘ three-fingered forelimbs ⓘ well-developed hindlimbs ⓘ |
| clade |
Avetheropoda
ⓘ
Tetanurae ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsIconicMember | Allosaurus fragilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| earliestAppearance | Bathonian ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large-bodied terrestrial predator ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
known from Cretaceous strata
ⓘ
known from Jurassic strata ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherTaxon |
Avetheropoda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tetanurae NERFINISHED ⓘ Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Allosauridae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Carcharodontosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Neovenatoridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinraptoridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| latestAppearance | Turonian ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| metabolism | likely elevated metabolic rate ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allosaurus europaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Carcharodontosaurus saharicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Giganotosaurus carolinii NERFINISHED ⓘ Neovenator salerii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | forward-facing eyes with binocular vision ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | Middle Jurassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | apex predator ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.