Reptilia - Theropoda - 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 M. T. Carrano et al. 2012
See also Chure 1995, Chure 2000, Chure et al. 2006, Cobos et al. 2014, Dalman 2014, 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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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