allosaurus
noun
al·lo·sau·rus
ˌa-lə-ˈsȯr-əs 
: any of a genus (Allosaurus) of very large carnivorous North American theropod dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic period
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That means that after the allosaurus died, it was buried before water, decay and scavengers moved in, according to the release.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
In 1979, 12-year-old India Wood discovered an allosaurus skeleton on a northwest Colorado property known as Three Springs Ranch.
—Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022
Big Sara, an allosaurus, was estimated at 1 million euros but sold for 3 million euros in 2020.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
It’s mounted in the Dinosaur Hall alongside the bones of an allosaurus, a contemporary predator.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022
Taylor came to see the bones, and identified them as belonging to an allosaurus.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2019
Discover fossils at Dinosaur National Monument, Utah Take a giant stride back 150 million years to the Jurassic era and explore the fossils of allosauruses and stegosauruses that once roamed northeastern Utah.
—National Geographic, 17 June 2019
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Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
In 1979, 12-year-old India Wood discovered an allosaurus skeleton on a northwest Colorado property known as Three Springs Ranch.
—Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022
Big Sara, an allosaurus, was estimated at 1 million euros but sold for 3 million euros in 2020.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
It’s mounted in the Dinosaur Hall alongside the bones of an allosaurus, a contemporary predator.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022
Taylor came to see the bones, and identified them as belonging to an allosaurus.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2019
Discover fossils at Dinosaur National Monument, Utah Take a giant stride back 150 million years to the Jurassic era and explore the fossils of allosauruses and stegosauruses that once roamed northeastern Utah.
—National Geographic, 17 June 2019
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“Allosaurus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allosaurus. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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allosaurus
noun
al·lo·sau·rus
ˌal-ə-ˈsȯr-əs
: any of several very large meat-eating dinosaurs of the Jurassic period that were related to the tyrannosaur
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