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Allosaurus late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur of the W United States. Specimens of 30 to 40 ft (9 to 12 m) have been found. It had stong hind legs, smaller sharply clawed forelimbs, two small horns directly above the eyes, and expandable jaws that could widen to consume large pieces of meat.

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Jurassic Central period of the Mesozoic era, lasting from 213 to 144 million years ago. In this period there were saurischian and ornithischian dinosaurs, such as Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and archaeopteryx. Primitive mammals had begun to evolve.

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	Was Allosaurus the biggest predator?(history of dinosaurs) Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 12/1/2006
	Could Allosaurus kill T. rex?(Dino Don's Dinosaur Days) Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 3/1/1998
	Reading comprehension: dinosaurs. Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin); 1/6/2006

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	Was Allosaurus the biggest predator?(history of dinosaurs) Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 12/1/2006; ; 103 words ; Allosaurus (AL-uh-SAW-rus) was one of the biggest meat eaters. It lived about 145 million years ago in western North America and perhaps Europe. Although most allosaurs we know about were less than 30 feet long, some...feet long and found in Argentina. A new giant meat eater was recently found. Mapusaurus ... Read more
	Could Allosaurus kill T. rex?(Dino Don's Dinosaur Days) Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 3/1/1998; 21 words ; Tyrannosaurus rex was bigger, stronger, and probably smarter than Allosaurus. But they didn't live at the same time, so they never met. Read more
	Reading comprehension: dinosaurs. Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin); 1/6/2006; 233 words ; ...well-known dinosaurs include the Allosaurus and the Brachiosaurus. They were very different from each other. The Allosaurus was a carnivore. Carnivores ate...sharp teeth to catch and eat food. Allosaurus means different lizard. Unlike... Read more
	Lifelike replicas, dinosaur fossils: two Berkeley locations. (Lawrence Hall of Science; UC Museum of Paleontology) Magazine article from: Sunset; 3/1/1986; 241 words ; Lawrence Hall of Science. From Allosaurus to Stegosaurus, seven touchable dinosaurs up to 15 feet tall welcome you to Dinosaur Days, from March 1 through June 1. The half-si... Read more
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	Dinosaur footprint stolen from archaeological dig.(NEWS) Magazine article from: Swiss News; 11/1/2007; 126 words ; ...after thieves stole traces of a dinosaur footprint from an excavation site last month. The footprint, left by a three-tonne Allosaurus dinosaur around 152 million years ago, is about 40 centimetres wide by 70 centimetres long, said Wolfgang Hug, the chief archaeologist... Read more
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	www.artragous.com.(shop talk) Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 3/1/2005; 123 words ; ...a great line drawing and then move on to a finished drawing with shadow and texture. Drawing subjects include Apatosaurus, Allosaurus, Triceratops, Stegasourus and more! The Dinosaur models are from the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Wash., and a percent... Read more