The allosaurid family used to be larger, containing numerous medium- to large-sized Jurassic theropods, but the precise number of species is highly debatable and periodically in flux. Now, most species have either been synonymized with others, declared dubious or invalid, or reclassified as being members of other families in the superfamily Allosauroidea (being Metriacanthosauridae, Neovenatoridae, and Carcharodontosauridae), or more primitive members of the Megalosauroidea. Allosaurus itself is now the only universally accepted member, though the exact list of its species is just as debatable.
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| - The allosaurid family used to be larger, containing numerous medium- to large-sized Jurassic theropods, but the precise number of species is highly debatable and periodically in flux. Now, most species have either been synonymized with others, declared dubious or invalid, or reclassified as being members of other families in the superfamily Allosauroidea (being Metriacanthosauridae, Neovenatoridae, and Carcharodontosauridae), or more primitive members of the Megalosauroidea. Allosaurus itself is now the only universally accepted member, though the exact list of its species is just as debatable.
- Allosauridae was a family of medium to large sized carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. Members included Saurophaganax, Allosaurus, and the poorly known Antrodemus, which could well be a specimen of Allosaurus. Image:Tyrannoskull.jpg This theropod-related article is a stub. You can help Fossil Wiki by [ expanding it].
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| - Allosauridae was a family of medium to large sized carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. Members included Saurophaganax, Allosaurus, and the poorly known Antrodemus, which could well be a specimen of Allosaurus. The exact number of genera that can be included here is very debatable and most of the upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous carnosaurs are somewhat closely related to Allosaurus. Whatever the case, allosaurids seemed to be the most successful hunters of their times, outnumbering the Megalosauridae and Ceratosauridae, with which they competed for prey. The allosaurids would eventually be succeeded by their close relatives the carcharodontosaurids in the southern hemisphere, and replaced by the coelurosaurian tyrannosaurids in the northern hemisphere, during the Cretaceous Period.They wre 4.3 to 12 meters ( 14 to 40 ft). Image:Tyrannoskull.jpg This theropod-related article is a stub. You can help Fossil Wiki by [ expanding it].
- The allosaurid family used to be larger, containing numerous medium- to large-sized Jurassic theropods, but the precise number of species is highly debatable and periodically in flux. Now, most species have either been synonymized with others, declared dubious or invalid, or reclassified as being members of other families in the superfamily Allosauroidea (being Metriacanthosauridae, Neovenatoridae, and Carcharodontosauridae), or more primitive members of the Megalosauroidea. Allosaurus itself is now the only universally accepted member, though the exact list of its species is just as debatable. This is one of the many theropod families split between the Wind and Fire Attributes.
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