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Dinosaur: Epanterias amplexus
| Length*: | 10.5 m | 34.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 4 t | 8,818 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Tithonian
Years: 149.2–145 Ma
Details
Status: nomen dubium/S > Allosaurus fragilis
Author: Cope
Year: 1878
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Colorado
Formation: Morrison
Sources
Material: Vertebrae, coracoid, distal metatarsal IV. Referred two caudal vertebrae ?
References: Paul and Carpenter, (2010). Allosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Theropoda): Proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for its type species Allosaurus fragilis Marsh, 1877.
