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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 |
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| 1995 | Saurophaganax Chure p. 106 |
| 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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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tithonian or 152.21000 to 143.10000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Oklahoma) | Allosaurus sp. (49597) S. maximus (49338) |