Allosaurus

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Allosaurus
Replica of Allosaurus skull (San Diego Natural History Museum).
Replica of Allosaurus skull (San Diego Natural History Museum).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Carnosauria
Family: Allosauridae
Genus: Allosaurus
Marsh, 1877

Allosaurus was a predatory dinosaur from the Jurassic period. It averaged nine meters in length. There are four species of Allosaurus:

  • A. fragilis
  • A. atrox
  • A. europaeus
  • A. jimmadseni