PRONUNCIATION: |
al-tuh-SPY-nax |
TRANSLATION: |
High Spines |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
n/a |
MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
(Not confirmed) |
HEIGHT: |
11 feet (3.4 meters) |
LENGTH: |
26.2 feet (8 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Early Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Fragmentary remains of Altispinax have been discovered in England and Germany. Only some worn teeth and three mid-back vertebrae are known. On these vertebrae were long projections similar to, but shorter than, those of Spinosaurus. |
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