Saurophaganax

Pronunciation:
sore-oh-fag-ah-naks
Name meaning:
'king of the lizard eaters'

© Andrey Atuchin

Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
12.0m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Late Jurassic, 154-142 million years ago
Found in:
USA

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Carnosauria, Allosauroidea, Allosauridae
Named by:
Chure (1996)
Type species:
maximus