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The Type Species is Allosaurus fragilis.
There are currently 8 potential species of Allosaurus - but paleontologists still need to sort them out to determine which are legitimate species and which are actually duplicates of the others (or not even allosaurus at all) since most of them are identified from rather fragmentary remains:
Allosaurus fragilis
Allosaurus amplexus
Allosaurus atrox
Allosaurus europaeus
Allosaurus jimmadseni
Allosaurus lucasi,
Allosaurus amplus
Allosaurus maximus
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What is the allosaurus' scientific name?
There is one accepted species in the Allosaurus genus. Its full Latin (or scientific) name is Allosaurus fragilis.
Did the dwarf allosaur of Australia get a scientific name?
"Allosaurus robustus" is sometimes used for the fossil, but this is a nomen nudum or unofficial name.
What is allosaurus latin name?
"allosaurus" (different lizard)
What does the name of allosaurus mean?
Allosaurus means "Different Lizard".
Is there such thing as an Allosaurus?
Not any more, but Allosaurus is the name we've given to a species of dinosaurs.
What is the meing of a allosaurus?
Allosaurus means "different lizard." At the time of its discovery, Allosaurus appeared to have vertebrae that were different from other dinosaurs, hence the name.
What is the Allosaurus common name?
They are large-meat eating dinosaurs The name allosaurus means 'different lizard'. There were several allosaurus species. Allosaurus Atrox, Allosaurus Fragilis were the most common, averaging 28 to 32 feet in length, and weighing one to two tons.Rrecently, two new allosaur species have come to light, both as big as T Rex.
What is a dinosaur name with 10 letters?
Allosaurus
When was allosaurus named?
Allosaurus fragilis received its name in 1877. It was named by Othniel Charles Marsh. Allosaurus means "different" or "strange" lizard, and the species name "fragilis" means fragile, referring to the features of the vertebrae that reduce its weight.
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Why was Australian allosaurus smaller than American allosaurus?
The Australian Allosaurus wasn't actually an Allosaurus, even though it was closely related to them. Its actual name is Australovenator. Since they were a different species, there isn't anything strange about the fact that it was a different size. Australovenator was 20 feet long, 6.6 feet tall at the hip, and weighed about 1,000 to 2,000 lb.
How is Allosaurus such an interesting dinosaur?
Okey. I'll try to make Allosaurus sound very cool. -Allosaurus was 37 feet long, 14 feet tall and weighed 2-5 tons. -It lived 155-144 Mya, in North America. -Although smaller than Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus may have been the most lethal carnivore on the planet. -Allosaurus could take on any prey item at it's time, like Camarasaurus, Stegosaurus or Camptosaurus. -Allosaurus was the largest carnivore in the movie '' The Lost World. " - The only thing brave enough to take on Allosaurus is a 24 ft long predator named Ceratosaurus. - Allosaurus was found in 1877, and it's name ment '' Different lizard".
