#allosaurid

[jarvistheallosaurus]

Sorry, I haven't posted in a while here!

I usually post on my insta, so I kinda forgot I had this account, be sure to follow me there if you want like weekly stuff.

Heres another Carcharodontosaurid (or at least some of the material is) to add to the collection!

[unclefard]

Allosaurus attacking a young Brachiosaurus along a drying lake. Not a fan of awesomebro theropods killing everything, but at the same time they're more often than not depicted in art as 'bullies' hunting creatures much smaller than themselves.

Allosaurus was a big warm-blooded predator with some grappling capabilities. Aside from Camptosaurus its prey options were either the formidable Stegosaurus or giant sauropods. Of course it could have mostly hunted juveniles of these, but like many other animals dinosaurs probably only reproduced during a certain time of year (especially sauropods as there is evidence that they had communal nesting grounds and probably needed to coordinate the hatching of their young with fresh wet season plant growth or something). tiny baby sauropods and stegosaurs would not have been a constant a reliable food source. Adult sauropods of most species were too big to tackle, but the bulk of Allosaurus's diet was probably their juveniles/subadults, creatures who would have been its own size or significantly larger.

[crossroadsdog]

Saurophaganax mug, 2024

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[kaijuthespacemaniraptorian]

[saritapaleo]

Patreon request for @/rome.and.stuff (Instagram handle) - Saurophaganax maximus

Edit from the future: this species is now in fact Allosaurus maximus!

Saurophaganax maximus was an allosaurid from Late Jurassic Oklahoma, USA. Reaching 10.5 metres (34 ft) in length and weighing 2.7–3.8 metric tons (3.0–4.2 short tons), it was the largest terrestrial carnivore in North America during the Late Jurassic, bigger than both its contemporaries Torvosaurus tanneri and Allosaurus fragilis. Some scientists argue that it was in fact a species of Allosaurus (making it “Allosaurus maximus”), but possible Saurophaganax material found in New Mexico may shed light on the genus. With a name meaning "lord of lizard-eaters", it was likely the apex predator of its environment.

Found in the Brushy Basin member of the Morrison Formation, Saurophaganax would have had a multitude of prey species to choose from. These ranged from small ornithischians like Camptosaurus, Dryosaurus, and Fruitadens, armoured thyreophorans like Gargoyleosaurus, Mymoorapelta, Hesperosaurus, and Stegosaurus, to a diverse array of giant sauropods like Haplocanthosaurus, Amphicoelias, Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus, Barosaurus, Diplodocus, Kaatedocus, Supersaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Camarasaurus. Small theropods included Coelurus, Hesperornithoides, Tanycolagreus, and Ornitholestes.

The Morrison didn’t only have a large diversity of dinosaurs. Many pseudosuchians lived alongside Saurophaganax, from the skittering, long-legged Hallopus to the more aquatic Amphicotylus. Pterosaurs were uncommon but widespread, and included rhamphorhynchids like Harpactognathus and ctenochasmatids like Kepodactylus. Other reptiles like rhynchocephalians, lizards, basal snakes, and turtles were common as well. Many cynodonts, mostly early mammals, also called the Morrison home.

The Morrison Formation was also rife with other large predators that could have been either competitors or prey to Saurophaganax themselves. These include the previously mentioned Allosaurus and Torvosaurus, as well as the smaller Ceratosaurus nasicornis and Marshosaurus bicentesimus. As Allosaurus seemed to be the most numerous predators in this formation, they may have been successful pack hunters while Saurophaganax was more of a “lone wolf.” Its remains are much rarer than that of its smaller, lither cousins, and it was likely an opportunistic scavenger and hunter, needing much more food to power its larger frame.

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[jurassicjoowan]

Big Ally, the big allosaurus lady

A proper character redesign of Ally that I feel better emphasizes the dinosauroid design philosophy I've wanted to capture.

[blakescrazyblog]

Darius: "It's... You!"

I finally got her after all this time!!!!😍😍😍

And she's GORGEOUS!!!!

[paleonativeart]

Saurophaganax lives in reaction. First the election and now heard about the recent studies about S. maximus lives.