Difference between revisions of "Allosaurus"
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| − | '''Allosaurus''' ("Different Lizard") was a large | + | '''Allosaurus''' ("Different Lizard") was a large carnivorous theropod [[dinosaur]] that had a set of unusually longer forelimbs compared to other large theropods. Each forelimb was completed with a set of three fingers. |
It was a bipedal specimen that would reach between 8.5 meters (28 feet) long to 12 meters (39 feet) long, and the large skull of the creature was fully equipped with deadly sharpened teeth that could tear the flesh off its prey to allow for proper chewing. | It was a bipedal specimen that would reach between 8.5 meters (28 feet) long to 12 meters (39 feet) long, and the large skull of the creature was fully equipped with deadly sharpened teeth that could tear the flesh off its prey to allow for proper chewing. | ||
Revision as of 20:29, December 31, 2011
| Allosaurus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilataria |
| Phylum Information | |
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Infra-class | Archosauromorpha |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Dinosauria |
| Order | Saurischia |
| Sub-order | Theropoda |
| Infraorder | Carnosauria |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Allosauroidea |
| Family | Allosauridae |
| Sub-family | Allosaurinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Allosaurus |
| Species Information | |
| Species | A. fragilis |
| Population statistics | |
Allosaurus ("Different Lizard") was a large carnivorous theropod dinosaur that had a set of unusually longer forelimbs compared to other large theropods. Each forelimb was completed with a set of three fingers.
It was a bipedal specimen that would reach between 8.5 meters (28 feet) long to 12 meters (39 feet) long, and the large skull of the creature was fully equipped with deadly sharpened teeth that could tear the flesh off its prey to allow for proper chewing.