Torvosaurus
Torvosaurus tanneri
Pronounced:
Tore - voe - Sore - us
Diet:
Carnivore (Meat-Eater)
Name Means:
"Savage Lizard"
Length:
40 feet (12 m)
Height:
14 feet (4.5 m)
Weight:
3 tons (2,700 kilos)
Time:
Late Jurassic - 150 MYA
Fossil
remains for this
Dinosaur have
been found in
Western United
States
Torvosaurus was one of the largest,
most ferocious meat-eating dinosaurs
ever to walk the Earth. Its fossil bones
show that it was not only big, but that
it was also very strong. It appeared
right after
Allosaurus became extinct and
would have been the top predator of its
time.
Torvosaurus has had several
different classifications within the
theropod family. It is often
compared to
Allosaurus but it was much
bigger and appears to have been more
closely related to the European
megalosaurs. Similarities between
Torvosaurus and
Ceratosaurus have also
been noted in studies of the
fossils. |
