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Silhouette of Allosaurus jimmadseni

Allosaurus Allosaurus jimmadseni Chure et al. 2006

/ˌæləˈsɔːrəs/
Late Jurassic · 157.9–143.1 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
United States
Regions
Wyoming · Colorado · Utah
Formation
Morrison
Dig sites
7
distinct collections
Recorded finds in United States. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Allosaurus jimmadseni is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 157.9–143.1 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Wyoming, United States. It was named by Chure et al. 2006. The species is represented by 7 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~24%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 7 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Allosaurus jimmadseni sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Allosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Allosaurus jimmadseni's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

same–clade
Juravenator
Juravenator starki
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same–clade
Sciurumimus
Sciurumimus albersdoerferi
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same–clade
Veterupristisaurus
Veterupristisaurus milneri
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same–clade
Elaphrosaurus
Elaphrosaurus bambergi
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