PRONUNCIATION: |
ah-LEK-truh-SAWR-us |
TRANSLATION: |
Unmarried Lizard |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Tetanurae |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Carnosauria |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Tyrannosauridae |
HEIGHT: |
7 feet (2.1 meters) |
LENGTH: |
16 feet (4.9 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
less than 1,000 lbs (454 kg) |
PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
A small tyrannosaurid whose teeth were short but very sharp. Its hind legs were slender, as opposed to its thick-thighed relatives. It is known from fragments found in Mongolia. |
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