Alioramus

Pronunciation:
al-ee-oh-ray-mus
Name meaning:
'other [evolutionary] branch'
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
6.0m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 71-66 million years ago
Found in:
Mongolia

The skull of this dinosaur shows small bumps near the nose.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tyrannosauroidea
Named by:
Kurzanov (1976)
Type species:
remotus