Saurophaganax maximus Chure 1995 (allosaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Allosauridae

Alternative combination: Allosaurus maximus

Full reference: D. J. Chure. 1995. A reassessment of the gigantic theropod Saurophagus maximus from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Oklahoma, USA. A. Sun and Y. Wang (eds.), Sixth Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota, Short Papers, China Ocean Press, Beijing 103-106

Belongs to Saurophaganax according to A. Burigo and O. Mateus 2024

See also Carrano et al. 2012, Chure 1995, Chure 2000, Chure et al. 2006, Cobos et al. 2014, Dalman 2014, Danison et al. 2024, Decker 2012, Holtz et al. 2004, Hone et al. 2011, Hunt and Lucas 2006, Mateus 2006, Rauhut 2003 and Smith 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OMNH 01123. Its type locality is Stovall's Pit 1, Kenton (OMNH V92), which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian wet floodplain mudstone/sandstone in the Morrison Formation of Oklahoma.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Stovall's Pit 1, Kenton (OMNH V92)

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