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Saurophaganax
Taxonomy
Saurophaganax was named by Chure (1995). Its type is Saurophaganax maximus.
It was synonymized subjectively with Allosaurus by Smith (1998); it was considered a nomen dubium by Danison et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Allosauridae by Chure (1995), Holtz et al. (2004), Chure et al. (2006), Carrano et al. (2012).
It was synonymized subjectively with Allosaurus by Smith (1998); it was considered a nomen dubium by Danison et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Allosauridae by Chure (1995), Holtz et al. (2004), Chure et al. (2006), Carrano et al. (2012).
Species
S. maximus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Saurophaganax Chure p. 106 figs. 1-2 |
| 2004 | Saurophaganax Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 75 |
| 2006 | Saurophaganax Chure et al. p. 236 |
| 2012 | Saurophaganax Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7 |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available