Allosaurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Allosauroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: †Carnosauria Superfamilia: †Allosauroidea

Familia: †Allosauridae
Genus: †
Species: A. atrox – A. europaeus – A. fragilis – A. jimmadseni

Allosaurus Marsh, 1877

Type species: Allosaurus fragilis Marsh, 1877

Etymology: from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “different”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”)

Marsh, O.C. 1877. Notice of New Dinosaurian Reptiles from the Jurassic Formation. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Series 3 14(84): 514–516. DOI: 10.2475/ajs.s3-14.84.514 Reference page.
Marsh, O.C. 1878. Notice of New Dinosaurian Reptiles. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Series 3 15(87): 241–244. DOI: 10.2475/ajs.s3-15.87.241 BHL Reference page.