- Type of dinosaur:
- large theropod
- Length:
- 12.0m
- Weight:
- 2000kg
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- Teeth:
- dagger-like with serrated edges
- Food:
- Stegosaurus, Diplodocus and others
- How it moved:
- on 2 legs
- When it lived:
- Late Jurassic, 152-145 million years ago
- Found in:
- Portugal,
- USA
The teeth of Allosaurus were 5-10cm long and curved backwards to prevent prey from escaping.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Carnosauria, Allosauroidea, Allosauridae
- Named by:
- Marsh (1877)
- Type species:
- fragilis
