The Jurassic's top predator — lighter and faster than the tyrannosaurs that came later, with strong three-clawed arms and a skull it may have swung like a hatchet into giant prey. Its bones are so common in the Morrison Formation that one quarry alone held 46 individuals.
Length8.5 m
Height3.1 m
Weight1,700 kg
Top speed34 km/h
Field notes
- A Stegosaurus tail spike wound was found in one Allosaurus vertebra — it fought the tank and lost.
- "Big Al", a nearly complete skeleton, shows 19 injuries healed over a hard life.
- It is the official state fossil of Utah.