Fact File: Allosaurus
Name: Allosaurus
Meaning: Different Lizard
How to say it: All-oh-SAW-rus
Where found: North America and Australia
Length: 12 metres
Height: 4.6 metres
Weight: 1-2 tonnes
How it walked: Walked on two legs
Teeth: long, sharp, serrated teeth
Type of feeder: Carnivore (meat eater)
Food: Sauropods
Period: Late Jurassic to early Cretaceous
When it lived: 150-145 million years ago
Type of hip: Lizard-hipped
Other info: Largest carnosaur around at this period