Like all of the Australian Mesozoic mammal fossils, it dates to the Early Cretaceous. It was probably about the size of a domestic cat, making it one of the largest mammals known from the Mesozoic. It was found in the opal fields at Lightning Ridge in New South Wales, and has been beautifully opalised. The first Mesozoic mammal found in Australia was a monotreme (egg-laying mammal) dubbed Steropodon galmani, meaning "flash of lightning tooth". Competition from the highly successful dinosaurs prevented mammals from reaching sizes much larger than a domestic cat. Their scarcity is probably due to the tiny nature of these ancient mammals. In Australia, which would have had a polar or sub-polar climate during the Mesozoic, they are even rarer. Mesozoic mammal fossils are rare in any part of the world. Mammals | Amphibians | Other Aquatic Fauna
For a more extensive list see the Early Cretaceous Non-Dinosaur Fossils page (for Victoria only). There were a whole host of other life forms that were just as interesting, perhaps even more so, than the dinosaurs and their reptilian kin. It is thought that, with this wide gape, it would have ran towards its prey, and then clamped down on the body of the prey animal and would cut through the flesh like a saw blade with its serrated teeth, with the goal of weakening and making the prey bleed out.Non-reptilian life in Mesozoic Australia Life in the ShadowsĪlthough the Mesozoic has been dubbed "The Age of Reptiles", not every ecological niche was dominated by them. Due to the increase of neck muscles but decrease of jaw muscles, Allosaurus possessed a wide gape. It is commonly thought that Allosaurus' s jaws were analogous to that of a hatchet. jimmadseni is geologically the oldest species of Allosaurus.Īllosaurus was found in 1877 by Othniel Charles Marsh and its name means "different lizard". Being discovered from the Lower Morrison Formation, A. jimmadseni had thin, blade-like crests that ran over its snout and reached its highest point over the eyes. who was the first state paleontologist in Utah. jimmadseni, that was named after James H. However, there is still a third species of Allosaurus which was described in 2020, called A. maximus, it is now thought that Saurophaganax was its own distinct genus based on the new view of basal tetanuran theropods, and some new Saurophaganax material from New Mexico may help clear up the status of this genus. Although in-game Allosaurus contains the species A. It is speculated that Allosaurus was a pack hunter due to the large accumulation of Allosaurus remains at the same sites. There is evidence for cannibalism amongst Allosaurs, such as shed teeth amongst rig fragments, possible tooth marks on a shoulder blade, and cannibalized skeletons among the bones at various lair sites. europaeus was contemporaneous with Miragaia, Lusotitan, Dinheirosaurus, Lourinhanosaurus, and the European Torvosaurus species T. fragilis lived alongside other famous dinosaur species from the Morrison Formation, such as Dryosaurus, Stegosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Torvosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus. tendagurensis, was thought to have come from the Tendaguru Formation in Tanzania, Africa, however the remains were eventually considered to be indeterminate and possible the remains of an unnamed megalosauroid or carcharodontosaurid.Ī. europaeus also developed far more boxy crests compared to the pointed and rugged ridges of A. europaeus was still an intimidating animal. europaeus is the smallest and was found in Portugal rather than North America.
The closely related Saurophaganax was also present in the Morrison Formation and lived at the same time and place as Allosaurus, meaning it would have faced fierce competition for resources as these both are closely related and in turn have similar builds, though Saurophaganax was much larger than Allosaurus.Ĭompared to the others, A. fragilis being the default due to its established presence in popular culture as well as the fact that it is the type species of the genus Allosaurus.
In-game, all three skins correspond to a different species of Allosaurus with A. It is also recognized for its distinct pair of horns above the eyes, an extension of the lacrimal bone which are in the front of the eyes, a trait which varies among the various species of Allosaurus.
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Allosaurus is the poster-boy medium theropod, known for its large head, developed arms, and a mouth full of dozens of serrated teeth.
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