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The Allosaurus had two powerful legs, and a massive tail. They walked on two legs and were relatively fast runners. It had two short arms with three fingered hands that had sharp claws. The Allosaurus had a very bulky body and a strong s-shaped neck. Its skull was three feet long with bony knobs and ridges above its eyes and on top of its head. Its vertebrae were different from other dinosaurs, hence the name - Different Lizard.

It had large powerful jaws awith serrated, sharp teeth. The Allosaurs was a carnivor, or meat-eater. The allosaurus was 40-45 feet long, and 16 1/2 - 17 feet tall, and weighed 2 tons.

The Allosaurus was from the Saurischian class, Theropod suborder, and the Allosaurid Family. The Allosaurus may have hunted in packs, and may have been scavengers. They were the most abundant Preditor in Late Jurassic.

The allosaurus' were a carnosaur whose intelligence was high among dinosaurs, in relation of body mass to brain mass.

The first allosaurus fossil was discoved by Rancher M. P. Felch in 1883 in Colorado, USA. The Allosaurus was named in 1877 by Othniel C. Marsh. It was mostly in North America and also some fossils have been found in Africa and Australia.

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Allosaurus Class
Saurischian	Lizard hipped Dinosaur
Theropods	Theropods were fast, two-legged carnivores with short arms. Sharp, slicing teeth & well-developed jaw muscles Carnivorous diet (animal eaters) Bipedal walk - (walk on two legs) Speed & Agility Hollow bons (like birds) Strong legs with bird-like, three-toed, clawed feet
Allosaurid Family	Hugh carnaivores with bony head ridges that may have hunted in packs.

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