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Allosaurus was a top meat-eating hunter of the Jurassic, smaller than T. rex but fast and powerful.
The fossil 'Big Al' is a famous nearly complete Allosaurus.
The Late Jurassic carnivore Allosaurus ('different lizard') lived in what is now North America — the top predator of its Jurassic ecosystem.
Allosaurus means 'strange lizard'. It was a Late Jurassic carnivore from North America — abundant in the Morrison Formation.
Allosaurus was a big hunter but smaller than T. rex.
Allosaurus means 'different lizard'.
Allosaurus was a top hunter of the Jurassic.
Saurophaganax was a giant Allosaurus relative.
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