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Homepage > Large Carnivore Dinosaurs - Allosaurus Dinosaur

Name Means different lizard
Size 30-40 feet (9-12 meters) long
Period Late Jurassic 150 million years ago
Fossilsite USA and Portugal
Diet Carnivore (meat-eating) dinosaur

Allosaurus was a large carnivore, it grew up to 40 feet in length. Allosaurus had a skull that measured 3 feet long. It had two blunt horns above its eyes and a strong S-shaped neck to support its big head. Allosaurus vertebrae were different from other dinosaurs, hence its name "different lizard".

Image courtesy of Todd Marshall