allosaurus

/ ăl′ə-sôr′əs /

1. Any of various carnivorous dinosaurs of the genus Allosaurus of the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous Periods. Allosaurs were similar to but smaller than tyrannosaurs.

Example Sentences

But their study further supports their theory that sauropod carrion played a significant role in feeding the dinosaur kingdom, and that allosaurus were in fact cannibals.

From Salon

It’s mounted in the Dinosaur Hall alongside the bones of an allosaurus, a contemporary predator.

From Los Angeles Times

He definitely did not lead an expedition that uncovered an allosaurus skull.

From Salon

Ms. Walter also appeared on “Law & Order,” “Touched by an Angel,” “One Life to Live,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “The Love Boat” and “Mannix” and voiced an anthropomorphic allosaurus on the puppet sitcom “Dinosaurs.”

From Washington Post

The allosaurus skeleton that was excavated by Joe Taylor, on property owned by Dana Forbes, is installed in an exhibit at the Creation Museum, which is operated by Answers in Genesis.

From The New Yorker